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   fa·tal

   /ˈfād(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. causing death: "a fatal accident" Similar deadlylethalmortalcausing deathdeath dealingkillingfinalterminalincurableuntreatableinoperablemalignanttragicliterary:deathlyarchaic:banefulOpposite harmlesssuperficial
   • ▪ leading to failure or disaster: "there were three fatal flaws in the strategy" Similar disastrousdevastatingruinouscatastrophiccalamitouscataclysmicdestructivegrievousdirecripplingcrushinginjuriousharmfulcostlyliterary:direfulOpposite harmlessbeneficial

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘destined by fate’ and ‘ominous’): from Old French, or from Latin fatalis, from fatum (see fate).

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   The meaning of FATAL is causing death. How to use fatal in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fatal.

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   FATAL definition: 1. A fatal illness, accident, etc. causes death: 2. very serious and having an important bad…. Learn more.

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   adjective. causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly: a fatal accident; a fatal dose of poison. Antonyms: life-giving. causing destruction, misfortune, ruin, or failure: The withdrawal of funds was fatal to the project. Synonyms: devastating, catastrophic, calamitous, disastrous, ruinous. decisively important; fateful:

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   SYNONYMS 1. fatal, deadly, lethal, mortal apply to something that has caused or is capable of causing death. fatal may refer to either the future or the past; in either case, it emphasizes inevitability and the inescapable--the disastrous, whether death or dire misfortune: The accident was fatal.

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   The adjective fatal describes something that is capable of causing death. Certain cleaning products, for instance, are labeled, “Could be fatal if swallowed.” Here's a helpful suggestion: don't swallow them. Can you hear the word fate in fatal?

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   FATAL meaning: 1. A fatal illness, accident, etc. causes death: 2. very serious and having an important bad…. Learn more.

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   Fatal describes conditions, circumstances, or events that have already caused death or are virtually certain to do so in the future: a fatal accident; a fatal illness. Deadly means capable of killing or of being used to kill: a deadly poison; a deadly weapon.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfatal adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of fatal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    fatal meaning, definition, what is fatal: resulting in someone’s death: Learn more.

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    Fatal Definition. fātl. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Noun. Filter. adjective. Resulting in death. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Important in its outcome; fateful; decisive. The fatal day arrived. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Fated; destined; inevitable. Webster's New World.