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fa·tal (fāt′'l)
adjective
- Obsolete fated; destined; inevitable
- important in its outcome; fateful; decisive the fatal day arrived
- resulting in death
- very destructive; most unfortunate; disastrous
- concerned with or determining fate
Etymology: ME < OFr & < L fatalis < fatum, fate
Related Forms:
- fatalness fa′·tal·ness noun
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Preposition: within
- year: MND usually takes hold in middle age between forty-five to fifty-five years and generally proves fatal within a few short years.
Modifies a noun
- flaw: Fatal flaws Philip Cowley responds to last issue's Pilgrim column Think back a touch under nine years, to May 7 1997.
Modifying Another Word
- potentially: The child who is affected from the potentially fatal disease has not yet been traced.
Used with adjective complement
- prove: Minutes or even seconds being lost could prove fatal.
Preposition: in
- case: As a result of this, many recipients of blood and plasma products developed HIV and hepatitis, which was fatal in many cases.
Preposition: for
- someone: He was certain if he misjudged a maneuver of this type the result could potentially be fatal for someone.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
A preoccupation with words for their own sake is fatal to good film-making. It's not what films are for.
Nothing really wrong with himöonlyanno domini, but that's the most fatal complaint of all, in the end.
Yes,Iama fatal man,Madame Fribsbi.Toinspirehopeless passion is my destiny.
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