funereal

English

Etymology

From Latin funereus +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /fjuːˈnɪəɹɪəl/

Adjective

funereal (comparative more funereal, superlative most funereal)

1. Of or relating to a funeral.
   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, Episode 12:

     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.

   • 2000, Goerge RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 474:

     Seven were chosen to push the funereal boat to the water, in honor of the seven faces of god.

2. Similar to a funeral, such as dignified or solemn.
   • 1900, William Beckford, The History of the Caliph Vathek^[1], page 171:

     "A funereal gloom prevailed over the whole scene."