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  • 31Funest — Fu*nest , a. [L. funestus, fr. funus a funeral, destruction: cf. F. funeste.] Lamentable; doleful. [R.] Funest and direful deaths. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] A forerunner of something very funest. Evelyn. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 32Shipwreck — Ship wreck , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shipwrecked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shipwrecking}.] 1. To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a tempest. [1913 Webster] Shipwrecking storms and… …

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  • 33Shipwrecked — Shipwreck Ship wreck , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shipwrecked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shipwrecking}.] 1. To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a tempest. [1913 Webster] Shipwrecking… …

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  • 34Shipwrecking — Shipwreck Ship wreck , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shipwrecked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shipwrecking}.] 1. To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a tempest. [1913 Webster] Shipwrecking… …

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  • 35direfully — adverb see direful …

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