Dictionary Check: fateful

"fateful" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 15 points

Definition

adjective

having momentous consequences; of decisive importance

Example: "that fateful meeting of the U.N. when … it declared war on North Korea"
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adjective

ominously prophetic

adjective

(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

Example: "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"
adjective

controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined

Example: "a fatal series of events"
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