— fatefully , adv. — fatefulness , n.
/fayt"feuhl/ , adj.
1. having momentous significance or consequences; decisively important; portentous: a fateful meeting between the leaders of the two countries.
2. fatal, deadly, or disastrous.
3. controlled or determined by destiny; inexorable.
4. prophetic; ominous.
[ 1705-15; FATE + -FUL ]
Syn. 1, 4. See ominous .