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funeste

fatal

adjective few-NEST Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: Latin funestus (deadly, mournful)

Also means

disastrous

Usage Note

Funeste is a formal or literary adjective conveying a sense of doom or catastrophe, stronger than simply 'bad.' It often modifies nouns like conséquences or destin.

Examples

"Cette décision eut des conséquences funestes."

Natural Translation

That decision had fatal consequences.

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