English Explanatory Dictionary

funest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing death or disaster; fatal, catastrophic; deplorable, lamentable.

Pronunciation

/fjuːˈnɛst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-funest.wav

Word forms

funest more funest most funest

Etymology

From French funeste, from Latin fūnestus, from fūnus (“funeral; death”).

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