funest
pronunciation
How to pronounce funest in British English:
UK ['fʌnɪst]
How to pronounce funest in American English:
US ['fʌnɪst]
Word Origin
- funest (adj.)
- "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).