(ˈ)fyü|nirēəl, -nēr- adjective
Etymology: Latin funere us funereal (from funer-, funus + -eus -eous) + English -al
1. : of or belonging to a funeral
organ works … suited to both marital and funereal occasions — Virgil Thomson
2. : befitting or suggesting a funeral (as in appearance or mood)
an almost funereal gloom seemed to have descended — Jack London
the funereal pace of the bullock carts — E.E.Shipton
: oppressively solemn
the butler … admitted us with silent funereal dignity — W.H.Wright
: gloomy
a large dark room furnished in a funereal manner with black horsehair — Charles Dickens
• fu·ne·re·al·ly -əlē, -li adverb