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fateful
adjective
1 fateful
Having momentous consequences; of decisive importance:
— That fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea.
synonym: fatal.
2 fateful
3 fateful
of events Having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin:
— A fateful error.
synonyms: black, calamitous, disastrous, fatal.
Polish: szkodliwy
4 fateful
Controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined.
synonym: fatal.
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