- fatal [disastrous]
- fatal
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fatal [disastrous]
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fatal — fa·tal adj 1: causing failure of a legal claim or cause of action a fatal defect in the proceedings W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel 2: making something (as a contract) invalid or unenforceable there is a fatal indefiniteness with the result that… … Law dictionary
fatal — fatal, fateful Both words have to do with the workings of fate, and their complex histories, fully explored by the OED, have often intertwined. Fowler (1926) wrote a fond defence of the special meaning of fateful, ‘having far reaching… … Modern English usage
fatal — [fāt′ l] adj. [ME < OFr & < L fatalis < fatum, FATE] 1. Obs. fated; destined; inevitable 2. important in its outcome; fateful; decisive [the fatal day arrived] 3. resulting in death 4. very destructive; most unfortunate; disastrous … English World dictionary
fatal — [adj1] deadly, lethal baleful, baneful, calamitous, cataclysmic, catastrophic, deathly, destructive, disastrous, fateful, final, ill fated, ill starred, incurable, inevitable, killing, malefic, malignant, mortal, mortiferous, noxious, pernicious … New thesaurus
disastrous — I adjective all destroying, annihilative, appalling, bad, baneful, blighting, calamitosus, calamitous, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, catastrophic, crushing, damaging, deadly, deleterious, demolishing, desolating, destroying, destructive, detrimental … Law dictionary
disastrous — [adj] detrimental, devastating adverse, calamitous, cataclysmal, cataclysmic, catastrophic, destructive, dire, dreadful, fatal, fateful, hapless, harmful, ill fated, ill starred, luckless, ruinous, terrible, tragic, unfavorable, unfortunate,… … New thesaurus
fatal — fatalness, n. /fayt l/, adj. 1. causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly: a fatal accident; a fatal dose of poison. 2. causing destruction, misfortune, ruin, or failure: The withdrawal of funds was fatal to the project. 3. decisively… … Universalium
disastrous — adjective (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin (Freq. 6) the stock market crashed on Black Friday a calamitous defeat the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign such doctrines, if true, would… … Useful english dictionary
Fatal Racing — Infobox VG title = Fatal Racing developer = Gremlin Interactive publisher = Gremlin Interactive designer = Les Spink and Ade Carless engine = Custom released = 1995 genre = Racing game modes = Single player and multiplayer ratings = platforms =… … Wikipedia
fatal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. deadly, lethal, mortal; fateful, critical. See killing, death, importance. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. deadly, disastrous, mortal, lethal; see deadly . See Synonym Study at deadly . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
fatal — adjective 1) a fatal disease Syn: deadly, lethal, mortal, death dealing; terminal, incurable, untreatable, inoperable, malignant; literary deathly Ant: harmless, superficial 2) a fatal mistake … Thesaurus of popular words
