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Definition of funereal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

funereal

adjective
 
/fjuˈnɪəriəl/
 
/fjuˈnɪriəl/
(formal)
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  1. suitable for a funeral (= ceremony for a dead person); sad
    • a funereal atmosphere
    • to walk at a funereal pace (= very slowly)
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin funereus (from funus, funer- ‘funeral’) + -al.
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