Etymology

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Today it means: Causing death or disaster; fatal, catastrophic; deplorable, lamentable. Full definition →

French funeste ← Latin fūnestus
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  1. Latin · derived fromfūnestus
  2. French · derived fromfuneste
  3. English todayfunest

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

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