fatidic
or fa·tid·i·cal
[ fey-tid-ik or fey-tid-i-kuh l; fuh- ]
/ feɪˈtɪd ɪk or feɪˈtɪd ɪ kəl; fə- /
adjective
Origin of fatidic
1665–75; < Latin
fātidicus, equivalent to
fāti- (combining form of
fātum
fate) +
-dicus one who utters, derivative of
dīcere to say
OTHER WORDS FROM fatidic
fa·tid·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby fatidic
fatherly,
fathogram,
fathom,
fathometer,
fathomless,
fatidic,
fatigable,
fatigue,
fatigue clothes,
fatigue fracture,
fatigue life
Example sentences from the Web for fatidical
Fatidical, fa-tid′ik-al, adj. having power to foretell future events: prophetical.
This fatidical presentiment turned out unfortunately to be a fact.
The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) |Dean Conant WorcesterAnd I say: what are all his vapourings and fatidical croonings on the tripod of pseudo-prophecy as compared to Anna Karenina?
Ivory Apes and Peacocks |James Huneker
British Dictionary definitions for fatidical
fatidic
fatidical
/ (feɪˈtɪdɪk) /
adjective
rare
prophetic
Derived forms of fatidic
fatidically, adverbWord Origin for fatidic
C17: from Latin
fātidicus, from
fātum
fate +
dīcere to say