Fatiloquent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective

English

Etymology

From Latin fatiloquus, from fatum ‘fate’ + ultimately loqui ‘speak’ (modelled on eloquent, etc.).

Pronunciation

IPA: /feɪ'tɪləkwənt/

Adjective

fatiloquent

1. prophetic, speaking of fate

   • 1993: He paused, adopting a pensive mien which befitted this fatiloquent observation, and I was transfixed by the thick, almost Neanderthal ridges of bone that took the place of eyebrows on his mondial head. — Will Self, My Idea of Fun