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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Never mind that, by an accident of political timing, so many theater creatives as well as so much of the audience is feeling funereal.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
The song, originally light and airy, now sounds almost funereal, as Faithfull’s voice comes close to cracking.
—Robert Levine, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2025
Cronenberg gives the whole movie a funereal pall: a sense that sad things are going to happen to good people, but there’ll be a sad honor to it all.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
But if the incoming first lady and her stepdaughter were not wearing black, the ensembles donned by daughter Tiffany Trump, daughter-in-law Lara Trump and granddaughter Kai Trump also appeared to be somber, even funereal looking.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
The song, originally light and airy, now sounds almost funereal, as Faithfull’s voice comes close to cracking.
—Robert Levine, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2025
Cronenberg gives the whole movie a funereal pall: a sense that sad things are going to happen to good people, but there’ll be a sad honor to it all.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
But if the incoming first lady and her stepdaughter were not wearing black, the ensembles donned by daughter Tiffany Trump, daughter-in-law Lara Trump and granddaughter Kai Trump also appeared to be somber, even funereal looking.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Funereal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funereal. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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