Fa"tal , a. [L. fatalis, fr. fatum: cf. F. fatal. See Fate.]
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.
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