funerary

adjective

fu·​ner·​ary ˈfyü-nə-ˌrer-ē 

: of, used for, or associated with burial

a pharaoh's funerary chamber

Examples of funerary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After the deceased is cremated in a coffin, family members place some or most of the bone fragments into a funerary urn. — Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

Fayoum mummy portraits were painted primarily on thin wooden panels and placed over the faces of the deceased within mummy wrappings, combining Egyptian funerary traditions with artistic influences from the wider Greco-Roman world. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

The remains of these servants, or retainers, were first excavated from the funerary complexes at Abydos, eastern Egypt, which date from around 3000 BC, in the 1920s. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Another funerary stone carries epitaphs for two men who were likely soldiers. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for funerary

• accessary
• adversary
• ancillary
• apiary
• arbitrary
• aviary
• axillary
• bacillary
• beriberi
• bestiary
• breviary
• budgetary