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fatal
adjective
1 fatal
Bringing death.
Roget 361:
killing
etc.
v.;
murderous,
slaughterous;
sanguinary,
sanguinolent†;
blood stained,
blood thirsty;
homicidal,
red handed;
bloody,
bloody minded;
ensanguined†,
gory;
thuggish.
mortal,
fatal,
lethal;
dead,
deadly;
mortiferous†,
lethiferous†;
unhealthy
etc.
657;
internecine;
suicidal.
sporting;
piscatorial,
piscatory†.
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Polish: śmiercionośny
2 fatal
Having momentous consequences; of decisive importance:
— The fatal day of the election finally arrived.
synonym: fateful.
3 fatal
of events Having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin:
— Such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory.
— It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.
synonyms: black, calamitous, disastrous, fateful.
Polish: szkodliwy
4 fatal
Controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined:
— A fatal series of events.
synonym: fateful.
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