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funereal - 3 dictionary results

fu⋅ne⋅re⋅al

[fyoo-neer-ee-uhl]
–adjective
1. of or suitable for a funeral.
2. mournful; gloomy; dismal: a funereal aloofness that was quite chilling.

Origin:
1715–25; < L fūnere(us) of, belonging to a funeral + al1


fu⋅ne⋅re⋅al⋅ly, adverb
fu·ne·re·al   (fyŏŏ-nîr'ē-əl)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to a funeral.
  2. Appropriate for or suggestive of a funeral; mournful: funereal gloom.

[From Latin fūnereus, from fūnus, fūner-, funeral; see funeral.]
fu·ne're·al·ly adv.

Funereal

Fu*ne"re*al\, a. [L. funereus, fr. fentus a funeral.] Suiting a funeral; pertaining to burial; solemn. Hence: Dark; dismal; mournful. --Jer. Taylor.

What seem to us but sad funereal tapers May be heaven's distant lamps. --Longfellow. -- Fu*ne"re*al*ly, adv.
Language Translation for : funereal
Spanish: fúnebre,
German: Trauer-…,
Japanese: 陰気な
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