fatalistic

adjective

fa·​tal·​is·​tic

-tēk

1

: relating to, implying, or consisting of fatalism

a fatalistic philosophy

sorrowful but fatalistic acceptance

—A. D. Coleman

2

: believing in or inclined to fatalism

a fatalistic people

fatalistically

-tə̇k(ə)lē 

-tēk-, 

-li

adverb

Word History

Etymology

fatalist + -ic

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Rhymes for fatalistic

• agonistic
• altruistic
• animistic
• aphoristic
• atheistic
• cabalistic
• calvinistic
• chauvinistic
• dualistic
• egoistic
• egotistic
• eucharistic