funereal
adjective
of or suitable for a funeral.
funereally
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a word derived from
funereal.
Example Sentences
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One day, in March 1912, the 24-year-old artist received two funereally dressed visitors in his Paris studio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
I realize I’m part of a very small, self-selecting audience for a formally austere, funereally gloomy Portuguese art film that, like all Costa’s work, has drawn little attention beyond festivals.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2020
Instead, it began funereally, then segued to revelry, then to fireside unbuttoning, and ended not only with horror but with broken hearts across the realm.
From The New Yorker ● May 6, 2019
Rotating like the head of a fan at a funereally slow tennis game, the camera plays tricks that kept last night’s audience in an ecstasy of masochism.
From Time ● Oct. 19, 2011
Zeleny replied funereally that he agreed but could not convince the dean.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
