adj.
1 causing death
VERBS
▪ be , prove
ADVERB
▪ nearly ( esp. AmE )
▪
He has not driven since his nearly ~ accident earlier this year.
( near-fatal in BrE )
▪ always , invariably
▪ often , sometimes , usually
▪ rarely
▪ possibly , potentially
▪
a possibly ~ setback to his plans
▪
The disease is potentially ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
This kind of accident is almost always ~ for the pilot.
▪ to
▪
a chemical which is invariably ~ to small mammals
2 causing serious trouble
VERBS
▪ be , prove
ADVERB
▪ absolutely
▪ ultimately
▪
Her disregard of this advice was ultimately ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪
Tax increases have proved ~ to the nation's business community.
Fatal is used with these nouns: ↑ accident , ↑ attack , ↑ attraction , ↑ blow , ↑ complication , ↑ consequence , ↑ crash , ↑ disease , ↑ dose , ↑ error , ↑ flaw , ↑ haemorrhage , ↑ heart attack , ↑ illness , ↑ incident , ↑ injury , ↑ mishap , ↑ mistake , ↑ outcome , ↑ overdose , ↑ poisoning , ↑ shot , ↑ side effect , ↑ smash , ↑ sting , ↑ stroke , ↑ weakness , ↑ wound