funereal C2+ Topic:Register & Style UK /fjuːˈnɪəɹɪ.əl/ See IPA manual Freq #69793 Meanings 1 adj suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial Funereal gloom. 2 adj 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · suited to or suggestive of... sepulchral 2 adj · of or relating to a funeral. funerary Word family Derived forms funereally Etymology From Middle French funerail, from Latin funereus + -al. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # funereal **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (UK):** /fjuːˈnɪəɹɪ.əl/ **Frequency rank:** 69793 ## Meanings 1. suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial 2. Of or relating to a funeral. ## Examples - Funereal gloom. - 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. ## Synonyms - sepulchral - funerary ## Derived Forms - funereally ## Etymology From Middle French funerail, from Latin funereus + -al. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown