Fă'tal, a.

a. [Lat. fatalis, from fatum; Fr. & Sp. fatal, It. fatale. See FATE.] 1. Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny; necessary; inevitable. [Rare.] These things are fatal and necessary. Tillotson. It was fatal to the king to fight for his money. Bacon. 2. Causing death or destruction; deadly; mortal; destructive; calamitous; as, a fatal wound; a fatal disease; a fatal day; a fatal event. “His fatal post.”