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defunctive

[ dih-fuhngk-tiv ]
/ dɪˈfʌŋk tɪv /
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adjective

of or relating to the dead; funereal.

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RELATED WORDS

appalling, cadaverous, dreadful, gaunt, ghastly, grim, gruesome, haggard, horrible, macabre, pale, pallid, wan, wasted, deathlike

Nearby words

defrost, defroster, defs., deft, defunct, defunctive, defund, defuse, defusion, defuze, defy

Origin of defunctive

1595–1605; < Latin dēfunct(us) defunct + -ive
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