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TOEFL BNC: 33030 COCA: 27791

funereal

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funereal /fjuˈnirijəl/ adjective
funereal
/fjuˈnirijəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of FUNEREAL
: very sad and serious : suggesting a funeral似葬礼的;悲哀肃穆的
TOEFL BNC: 33030 COCA: 27791

funereal

adjective

fu·​ne·​re·​al fyu̇-ˈnir-ē-əl How to pronounce funereal (audio)
1
: of or relating to a funeral
2
: befitting or suggesting a funeral (as in solemnity)
funereally adverb

Example Sentences

shivered with cold in the dark and funereal Victorian mansion
Recent Examples on the Web Taliban officials had promised to protect the community’s 10-day mourning tradition, which was due to culminate Monday with processions and funereal music, bringing tens of thousands of people into the streets. Pamela Constable, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2022 There was nothing funereal about my time with Davis. Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022 Members of the honor guard saluted during the funereal procession. BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022 Wearing a funereal dark suit, white shirt and muted tie, Joe Biden delivered Thursday night one of the most somber White House speeches in recent history. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 3 June 2022 Several categories, including items taken by colonial violence, human remains and sacred and funereal objects, will be most affected. Washington Post, 3 May 2022 The parallels to America are clear, but Harris gives Sugarland its own ceremonies of remembrance and loss, including a semi-Pentecostal, funereal holler that made a holy terror announce itself in my body. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022 Played by a sadly juiceless Jeremy Irons in funereal mode, the Chamberlain here is a quietly heroic figure who perceptively negotiates with Hitler to avoid another war. New York Times, 20 Jan. 2022 Garrison and Jones work themselves into a funereal groove, and Tyner somehow makes his piano sound like it’s crying. New York Times, 3 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin funereus, from funer-, funus

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of funereal was in 1598
TOEFL BNC: 33030 COCA: 27791

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