FATALLY
Fa"tal*ly, adv.
1. In a manner proceeding from, or determined by, fate. Bentley.
2. In a manner issuing in death or ruin; mortally; destructively; as, fatally deceived or wounded.
FATALNESS
Fa"tal*ness
Defn: , . Quality of being fatal. Johnson.
FATA MORGANA
Fa"ta Mor*ga"na. Etym: [It.; — so called because this phenomenon was
looked upon as the work of a fairy (It. fata) of the name of Morgána.
See Fairy.]
Defn: A kind of mirage by which distant objects appear inverted, distorted, displaced, or multiplied. It is noticed particularly at the Straits of Messina, between Calabria and Sicily.
FATBACK
Fat"back`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The menhaden.
FAT-BRAINED
Fat"-brained`, a.