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funest

Pronunciation: /fjuːˈnɛst/

The English word “funest” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

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

Etymology

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

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