funesto

fatal

adjective foo-NES-toh Rare

Origin: From Latin funestus (deadly, mournful).

Also means

disastrous

Usage Note

Funesto means bringing death, disaster, or grief — a fateful, dire outcome. It is stronger than triste (sad) and carries a sense of foreboding: presagio funesto (ill omen), conseguenze funeste (disastrous consequences). The related noun is funesto — also used in lutto funebre. Feminine: funesta; plural: funesti / funeste.

Examples

"La decisione ebbe conseguenze funeste."

Natural Translation

The decision had disastrous consequences.

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