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fateful
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
fateful
(adjective)
fateful
/
ˈ
feɪtfəl/
adjective
fateful
/
ˈ
feɪtfəl/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of FATEFUL
:
having important results
She made the
fateful
[=
momentous
] decision to go back home to face her mother.
His life changed on that
fateful
November evening.
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producing a serious and usually bad result
Hundreds perished on that
fateful
day.
Her campaign took a
fateful
turn.
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— fatefully
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