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Meanings of
funereal
in inglês
Suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial.
sepulchral
Related terms
joyless
Usage of
funereal
in inglês
1
The whistling of the wind through the rigging sounded like
funereal
wailings.
2
But the pace was too
funereal
for the advocates of the goose-step.
3
The large, shadowy space carried a slight
funereal
scent of decaying lilies.
4
The
funereal
sky is reluctant to let any light penetrate the grey.
5
SFMOMA's exhibit space is being specially adapted to effect a
funereal
air.
6
He sounded so
funereal
that I thought I must have misheard him.
7
Sir John groaned and paced the room, agitated by the
funereal
image.
8
Pea-green-painted walls and dark mahogany only added to the formal
funereal
atmosphere.
9
All this tended to make the Middle Ages gloomy,
funereal
,
repulsive, austere.
10
Yet the atmosphere at Baily lighthouse on Howth Head was somewhat
funereal
.
11
Let her go abroad with her monotonous voice and her
funereal
fantasies!
12
The gloom of the night was
funereal
;
all nature seemed clothed in crape.
13
The agony of the ecclesiastical prince was received in
funereal
silence.
14
For effect, he removed his spectacles and spoke solemnly, with a
funereal
tone:
15
They come close with their rendering of the
funereal
favourite 'St James Infirmary'.
16
Polge is
funereal
in her green dress, the ideal of dry-nurses.
Other examples for "funereal"
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About this term
funereal
Adjective
Frequent collocations
funereal aspect
funereal silence
more funereal
so funereal
almost funereal
More collocations
Funereal
through the time
Funereal
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common