ˈfātfəl adjective
1. of an utterance : ominous , prophetic
ready at the nurse's fateful whisper to fetch whatever was needed or telephone for the physician — Ellen Glasgow
2. : having the power of serving or accomplishing fate : fraught with fate : involving momentous consequences
that fateful meeting of the U.N. when … it declared war on North Korea — Saturday Review
especially : bringing on adverse fate : deadly , catastrophic
during the fateful time the slayings occurred — Fortnight
3. : controlled by fate : determined by irresistible and foreordained forces
Synonyms: see ominous