fateful
Americanadjective
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having momentous significance or consequences; decisively important; portentous.
a fateful meeting between the leaders of the two countries.
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fatal, deadly, or disastrous.
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controlled or determined by destiny; inexorable.
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prophetic; ominous.
adjective
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having important consequences; decisively important
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bringing death or disaster
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controlled by or as if by fate
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prophetic
Related Words
See ominous.
Other Word Forms
- fatefully adverb
- fatefulness noun
Etymology
Origin of fateful
Example Sentences
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These are fateful moments in the turbulent history of the Islamic Republic of Iran - but its most powerful clerics and commanders have been preparing for it.
From BBC
“This fateful operation will continue as long as necessary, and it requires patience,” Netanyahu said.
I could feel the magic of it spreading over the mountain, sinking into the ground, and running right up through my feet, bursting with power and fateful glory.
From Literature
Blackbird Mountain Guides, a well-known Truckee-based guide service that also teaches avalanche safety courses, ran the fateful outing that began on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times
For a single, fateful night, Johnston had been on the mountain.
From Literature
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