fatefraught en · ADJ
Etymology
* fate + fraught
Meanings
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(archaic, rare) fateful
[…] one of the most stirring and fatefraught periods of German history.
1911 [1814], Henry Wilson (notes, appendices, and index), “Appendix: Brief Account of Prose Fiction in Germany”, in John Colin Dunlop, History of Prose Fiction, volume II, London: G. Bell and Sons, page 589:[…] good's faithful war fatefraught 'gainst ill […]
1901 [1839], Philip James Bailey, Festus: A Poem, London: George Routledge & Sons, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fate-fraught | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most fatefraught | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more fatefraught | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
vital · high on the totem pole · extraordinary · heavy · fatefraught · crucial · central · historic · big · momentous · pertinent · weighty · critical · unignorable · significant · key · epochful · paramount · life-or-death · noted · innegligible · outstanding · valuable · relevant · pivotal · observable · meaningful · fatesome · salient · significant · fateful · consequential · essential · noticeable · necessary · remarkable