defunctive

 [dih-fuhngk-tiv]  

de·func·tive

   [dih-fuhngk-tiv]
adjective
of or pertaining to the dead; funereal.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin dēfunct(us) defunct + -ive
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Defunctive is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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defunct (dɪˈfʌŋkt)
 
—adj
1.  no longer living; dead or extinct
2.  no longer operative or valid
 
[C16: from Latin dēfungī to discharge (one's obligations), die; see de-, function]
 
de'functive
 
—adj
 
de'functness
 
—n

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