funest

[ fyoo-nest ]

adjective

1. boding or causing evil or death; fatal; disastrous.

Word History and Origins

Origin of funest¹

1645–55; < French funeste < Latin fūnestus, derivative of fūnus funeral, death

Example Sentences

Funest, fū-nest′, adj. causing or portending death, lamentable.

From Project Gutenberg

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