fateful consequences

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• fateful — 1710s, prophetic, from FATE (Cf. fate) + FUL (Cf. ful). Meaning of momentous consequences is from c.1800. Related: Fatefully …   Etymology dictionary

• fateful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having far reaching and typically disastrous consequences. DERIVATIVES fatefully adverb fatefulness noun …   English terms dictionary

• fateful — [fātfəl] adj. 1. revealing what is to come; prophetic 2. having important consequences; significant; decisive 3. controlled as if by fate 4. Obs. bringing death or destruction SYN. OMINOUS fatefully adv. fatefulness n …   English World dictionary

• consequences — n. results 1) to have consequences for 2) to accept, bear, face, suffer, take the consequences 3) far reaching, fateful; grave, serious; inevitable; unforeseeable; unforeseen consequences * * * bear face fateful grave i …   Combinatory dictionary

• fateful — fatal, fateful Both words have to do with the workings of fate, and their complex histories, fully explored by the OED, have often intertwined. Fowler (1926) wrote a fond defence of the special meaning of fateful, ‘having far reaching… …   Modern English usage

• fateful — adjective Date: circa 1720 1. having a quality of ominous prophecy < a fateful remark > 2. a. involving momentous consequences ; decisive < made his fateful decision to declare war W. L. Shirer > b. deadly, catastrophic 3. controlled by fate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fateful — 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… …   Universalium

• fateful — fate•ful [[t]ˈfeɪt fəl[/t]] adj. 1) having momentous significance or consequences; decisively important; portentous: a fateful meeting[/ex] 2) fatal, deadly, or disastrous 3) controlled or determined by destiny; inexorable 4) prophetic; ominous • …   From formal English to slang

• fateful — adjective having far reaching and often disastrous consequences or implications. Derivatives fatefully adverb fatefulness noun …   English new terms dictionary

• fateful — /ˈfeɪtfəl / (say faytfuhl) adjective 1. involving momentous consequences; decisively important. 2. fatal, deadly, or disastrous. 3. controlled by irresistible destiny. 4. prophetic; ominous. –fatefully, adverb –fatefulness, noun …  

• fateful — adj. 1 important, decisive; having far reaching consequences. 2 controlled as if by fate. 3 causing or likely to cause disaster. 4 prophetic. Derivatives: fatefully adv. fatefulness n …   Useful english dictionary