The fathomless absurdity.
Milton.
Fa*tid"i*cal (?), a. [L. fatidicus; fatum fate + dicere to say, tell.]
Having power to foretell future events; prophetic; fatiloquent; as, the
fatidical oak. [R.] Howell. -- Fa*tid"i*cal*ly, adv.
Fa*tif"er*ous (?), a. [L. fatifer; fatum fate + ferre to bear, bring.]
Fate-bringing; deadly; mortal; destructive. [R.] Johnson.
Fat"i*ga*ble (?), a. [L. fatigabilis: cf. F. fatigable. See Fatigue.]
Easily tired. [Obs.] Bailey.
Fat"i*gate (?), a. [L. fatigatus, p. p. of fatigare. See Fatigue.]
Wearied; tired; fatigued. [Obs.]
Requickened what in flesh was fatigate.
Shak.
Fat"i*gate (?), v. t. To weary; to tire; to fatigue. [Obs.] Sir T.
Elyot.
Fat`i*ga"tion (?), n. [L. fatigatio: cf. OF. fatigation.] Weariness.
[Obs.] W. Montaqu.
Fa*tigue" (?), n. [F., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, L. fatigare; cf. L.
affatim sufficiently.] 1. Weariness from bodily labor or mental
exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.
2. The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of war.
Dryden.
3. The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or
strains.
Fatigue call (Mil.), a summons, by bugle or drum, to perform fatigue
duties. -- Fatigue dress, the working dress of soldiers. -- Fatigue
duty (Mil.), labor exacted from soldiers aside from the use of arms.
Farrow. -- Fatigue party, a party of soldiers on fatigue duty.
Fa*tigue", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fatigued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Fatiguing,
n.] [Cf. F. fatiguer. See Fatigue, n.] To weary with labor or any
bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength
or endurance of; to tire.
Syn. -- To jade; tire; weary; bore. See Jade.
Fa*til"o*quent (?), a. [See Fatiloquist.] Prophetic; fatidical. [Obs.]
Blount.
Fa*til"o*quist (?), n. [L. fatiloquus declaring fate; fatum fate+ Loqui
to speak.] A fortune teller.
{ Fat"i*mite (?), Fat"i*mide (?) }, a. (Hist.) Descended from Fatima,
the daughter and only child of Mohammed. -- n. A descendant of Fatima.
Fa*tis"cence (?), n. [L. fatiscense, p. pr. of fatiscere to gape or
crack open.] A gaping or opening; state of being chinky, or having
apertures. Kirwan.
Fat"-kid`neyed (?), a. Gross; lubberly.
Peace, ye fat-kidneyed rascal !
Shak.
Fat"ling (?), n. [Fat + - ling.] A calf, lamb, kid, or other young
animal fattened for slaughter; a fat animal; -- said of such animals as
are used for food.
He sacrificed oxen and fatlings.