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funereal

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fu·ne·re·al  (fy-nîr-l)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a funeral.
2. Appropriate for or suggestive of a funeral; mournful: funereal gloom.

[From Latin fnereus, from fnus, fner-, funeral; see funeral.]

fu·nere·al·ly adv.

funereal [fyew-neer-ee-al]
Adjective
suggestive of a funeral; gloomy or sombre
funereally adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.funereal - suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones"
joyless - not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings"

funereal
Translations
funereal [fjuːˈnɪərɪəl] adjfúnebre

funereal [fjuːˈnɪərɪəl] adjlugubre, funèbre

funereal [fjuːˈnɪərɪəl] funeral adjtraurig, trübselig

funereal [fjuːˈnɪərɪəl] adjfunereo/a, lugubre

funereal
adj funereal [fjuˈniəriəl]
mournful; suitable for a funeral to speak in funereal tones. somber جَنائِزي гробовен pohřební begravelsesagtig; begravelses- Trauer-... νεκρικός, πένθιμος fúnebre leinaline سوگوارانه synkkä funèbre קוֹדֶר शोकमय, विषादमय pogrebni, žalostan gyászos murung jarðarfarar-, útfarar- funebre 陰気な 구슬픈, 장례식에 어울리는 laidotuvių, gedulingas bēru-; sēru-; sērīgs murung somber begredelig, (døds)trist żałobny, pogrzebowy fúnebre funebru траурный pohrebný žalen pogrebni dyster, sorglig เป็นที่เศร้าโศกเสียใจ cenaze törenine ait 悲傷的,適合葬禮的 похоронний; траурний افسردہ buồn như đám ma ,


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But there was no whispering in the house; only the funereal rustling of dresses as the women gathered to their seats disturbed the silence there.
A second hearse, decked with the same funereal pomp, was brought to M.
He was competent to pronounce the funereal oration of a ship, this son of ancient sea-folk, whose national existence, so little stained by the excesses of manly virtues, had demanded nothing but the merest foothold from the earth.
 
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