fateful 3
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
Examples
- 1.a fateful error
- 2.the stock market crashed on Black Friday
- 3.a calamitous defeat
- 4.such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory- Charles Darwin
- 5.it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it- Douglas MacArthur
- 6.the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign
