fatalistically

/ˌfeɪtəˈlɪstɪkli/
adverb
  1. In a way that shows a belief that events are determined by fate and cannot be changed; accepting bad events as unavoidable.
    • She shrugged fatalistically, knowing the storm would destroy the crops no matter what they did.
    • Instead of fighting the new rules, the employees fatalistically assumed they would have to obey.
    • He fatalistically accepted the long traffic jam as just another part of his unlucky day.
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