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funest
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"portending death," 1650s, obsolete from 18c. except in poetry, from Middle French funeste "unlucky" (14c.), from Latin funestus "causing death, destructive; mournful," from funus "a funeral" (see funeral (n.)). Related: Funestal (1550s).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Funest \Fu*nest"\, a. [L. funestus, fr. funus a funeral, destruction: cf. F. funeste.] Lamentable; doleful. [R.] ``Funest and direful deaths.'' --Coleridge. A forerunner of something very funest. --Evelyn.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context now rare English) Causing death or disaster; fatal, catastrophic; deplorable, lamentable.