fateful
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fate·ful

adjective \ˈfāt-fəl\

Definition of FATEFUL

1
: having a quality of ominous prophecy <a fateful remark>
2
a : involving momentous consequences : decisive <made his fateful decision to declare war — W. L. Shirer>
b : deadly, catastrophic
3
: controlled by fate : foreordained
fate·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb
fate·ful·ness noun

Examples of FATEFUL

  1. His life changed on that fateful November evening.
  2. Hundreds perished on that fateful day.
  3. Her campaign took a fateful turn.

First Known Use of FATEFUL

circa 1720

Rhymes with FATEFUL

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