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adj. Vitally affecting subsequent events; being of great consequence; momentous: a fateful decision to counterattack.

adj. Controlled by or as if by fate; predetermined.

adj. Bringing death or disaster; fatal.

adj. Ominously prophetic; portentous: a fateful sign.

adj. Momentous, significant, setting or sealing ones fate.

adj. Determined in advance by fate, fated.

adj. Having the power of serving or accomplishing fate.

adj. Significant of fate; ominous.

Charged with fate; determining what is to happen: as, he opened the fateful missive; a fateful contest.

Having the power to kill; producing fatal results: as, “the fateful steel,”

adj. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

adj. controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined

adj. having momentous consequences; of decisive importance

adj. ominously prophetic

"I also uploaded the userpic I've used here as one of my photos - as it is obviously my smouldering wicked temptress photo. * chortle chortle* Actually, that stare is something James should be familiar with, as I think I used it quite a bit during a certain fateful night in Klute."

unfortunate    inevitable    decisive    prophetical    prophetic   

ominous    fatal    inevitable    necessary    predestined    predestinate    doomful    karmic    tragic   

grateful    hateful    ungrateful   

momentous    memorable    fatal    crucial    weighty    tragic    previous    impending    perilous    ominous