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Webster 1913 Edition


Fateful

Fate′ful

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Adj.
.
Having the power of serving or accomplishing fate.
“The fateful steel.”
J. Barlow.
2.
Significant of fate; ominous.
Fate′ful-ly
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adv.
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Fate′ful-ness
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Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fateful

FA'TEFUL

,
Adj.
Bearing fatal power; producing fatal events.
The fateful steel.

Definition 2024


fateful

fateful

English

Adjective

fateful (comparative more fateful, superlative most fateful)

  1. Momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.
    It started with that fateful trip, history was never the same afterwards.
  2. Determined in advance by fate, fated.

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