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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fyoo-neer-ee-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : fyuˈnɪər i əl |
Definition of funereal
Origin :- 1725, from funeral by influence of Middle French funerail, from Latin funereus "of a funeral," from funus "funeral; death."
- adj depressing
- Let her go abroad with her monotonous voice and her funereal fantasies!
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- What do they all mean by looking at me with such a funereal air?
- Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
- To the onlooker who does not know its hazards faro is a funereal game.
- Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
- However, he could not remain indefinitely under the funereal blackboard.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
- This tall Mme. Polge is funereal in her green dress, the ideal of dry-nurses.
- Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet
- When the ship was twelve hours on its way, the atmosphere inside it was funereal.
- Extract from : « The Pirates of Ersatz » by Murray Leinster
- There are the funereal stelæ, with their quiet expression of sorrow, of hope, of resignation.
- Extract from : « Oxford » by Andrew Lang
- I will respect them, and deny myself the honor of performing the funereal rites.
- Extract from : « The Martyr of the Catacombs » by Anonymous
- Stately, magnificent, if you will, but funereal in their gloom.
- Extract from : « The Watchers of the Plains » by Ridgewell Cullum
- Make a confidant of that funereal mute and deny me the truth!
- Extract from : « The Light of Scarthey » by Egerton Castle
Synonyms for funereal
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