funereal

[ fyoo-neer-ee-uhl ]

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adjective

of or suitable for a funeral.
mournful; gloomy; dismal: a funereal aloofness that was quite chilling.

Origin of funereal

1715–25; <Latin fūnere(us) of, belonging to a funeral + -al¹

Other words from funereal

fu·ne·re·al·ly, adverb
un·fu·ne·re·al, adjective
un·fu·ne·re·al·ly, adverb

Words that may be confused with funereal

funeral, funereal , funerary

Words Nearby funereal

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How to use funereal in a sentence

When the public address announcer asked for a moment to remember all who died in the pandemic, the place felt downright funereal.
What You Didn’t See on TV at the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony | Sean Gregory, Alice Park and Aria Chen/Tokyo | July 23, 2021 | Time
Everything connected with the dinner has become funereal in his mind.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The Daily Pic: Francois Curlet made a funereal Jaguar, then filmed it as a thriller's prop.
World's Coolest Hearse? | Blake Gopnik | August 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
When she came to power in 1978, Britain was a dreary, dreary place: dingy, funereal, abashed, scruffy, feckless.
How Margaret Thatcher Transformed British Politics | Tunku Varadarajan | April 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The Frenchman shrugged his shoulders as he stepped into his perfectly-appointed but funereal-looking little brougham.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James Wills

Towards some remote churchyard without a name In forced funereal marches my steps come; Far from the storied sepulchres of fame.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile Gautier
The long moss, reaching from the overhanging branches to the water, gave to the surroundings a most weird and funereal aspect.
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War | Various
Even the somber cedars lost some of the funereal gloom they wore when the skies were lowering.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) | John McElroy
The sacrificial joint and the funereal raiment, let those who find them bury them.
Scarabs | Isaac Myer

British Dictionary definitions for funereal

funereal

/ (fjuːˈnɪərɪəl) /

adjective

suggestive of a funeral; gloomy or mournful: Also: funebrial (fjuːˈniːbrɪəl)

Origin of funereal

C18: from Latin fūnereus

Derived forms of funereal

funereally, adverb

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