fatiferous

English

Etymology

From Latin fatifer, from fatum (“fate”) + ferre (“to bear, bring”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

fatiferous (comparative more fatiferous, superlative most fatiferous)

1. (formal, obsolete) Fate-bringing; deadly; destructive.

References

“fatiferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.