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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