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  1. 1. a. Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny; necessary; inevitable. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Foreboding death or great disaster. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Causing death or destruction; deadly; mortal; destructive; calamitous; as, a fatal wound; a fatal disease; a fatal day; a fatal error. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. bringing death Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. having momentous consequences; of decisive importance Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin Source: wordnet
  7. 7. adj. controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined Source: wordnet
  8. 8. 1. Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny; necessary; inevitable. [R.] These thing are fatal and necessary. Tillotson. It was fatal to the king to fight for his money. Bacon. 2. Foreboding death or great disaster. [R.] That fatal screech owl to our house That nothing sung but death to us and ours. Shak. 3. Causing death or destruction; deadly; mortal; destructive; calamitous; as, a fatal wound; a fatal disease; a fatal day; a fatal error. Source: webster
  9. 9. j:100 a. bringing death s. controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined Source: ecdict

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