fatal
/feɪtəl/
adjective
5 letters2 syllables8 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1
(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”
2
Controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined.
“a fatal series of events”
3
Having momentous consequences; of decisive importance.
“the fatal day of the election finally arrived”
4
Bringing death.
WORD FORMS
Related formfatality
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinatalfay
Starts & ends withF … L
Syllablesfa · tal
SYNONYMS & RELATED14
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