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funereal

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fu⋅ne⋅re⋅al

  [fyoo-neer-ee-uhl]
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–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

Related forms:
fu⋅ne⋅re⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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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.
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