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funereal
/fjuːˈnɪəɹɪ.əl/
adj 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
near, over
VERB + FUNEREAL
like, push, rigging, sounded
FUNEREAL + NOUN
deathbell, gloom, wailings
ADV.
unceasingly
Definitions
adj
1
Of or relating to a funeral.
From the belfries far and near the funereal deathbell tolled unceasingly while all around the gloomy precincts rolled the ominous warning of a hundred muffled drums punctuated by the hollow booming of pieces of ordnance.
Seven were chosen to push the funereal boat to the water, in honor of the seven faces of god.
2
Similar to or befitting the mood or elements of a funeral: slow; black colors; formal; dignified or solemn.
A funereal gloom prevailed over the whole ſcene.
"Sounds curst funereal, Zeb! O my poor nunky! Go fetch 'em, Sergeant, and let me see 'em—'twill distress and pain me I know but—go fetch 'em!"
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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From the belfries far and near the funereal deathbell tolled unceasingly while all around the gloomy precincts rolled the ominous warning of a hundred muffled drums punctuated by the hollow booming of
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Seven were chosen to push the funereal boat to the water, in honor of the seven faces of god.
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A funereal gloom prevailed over the whole ſcene.
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He has a funereal bearing.
Tatoeba · #536290405
The whistling of the wind through the rigging sounded like funereal wailings.
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