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