FATEFUL


Meaning of FATEFUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfāt-fəl ]

adjective

Date: circa 1720

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

Synonyms: see ominous

• fate·ful·ly -fə-lē adverb

• fate·ful·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.