Fatal
Pronunciation : Fa"tal
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. fatalis, fr. fatum: cf. F. fatal. See Fate.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913