funereal
adjective
fu·ne·re·al
fyu̇-ˈnir-ē-əl 
1
: of or relating to a funeral
2
: befitting or suggesting a funeral (as in solemnity)
Examples of funereal in a Sentence
shivered with cold in the dark and funereal Victorian mansion
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The next seven frames felt funereal.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Not explained is whether Makary would be happier if drug companies placed ads with immobile patients, frowns, and funereal music.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The wake itself turns out to be less funereal and more a celebration of life.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
Joya had been allowed to pull the flouncy bit off her shoulders, like the singers in ABBA, but since my mother told me to keep covered, the top surrounded me sadly like a funereal wreath.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Not explained is whether Makary would be happier if drug companies placed ads with immobile patients, frowns, and funereal music.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The wake itself turns out to be less funereal and more a celebration of life.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
Joya had been allowed to pull the flouncy bit off her shoulders, like the singers in ABBA, but since my mother told me to keep covered, the top surrounded me sadly like a funereal wreath.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for funereal
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“Funereal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funereal. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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