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   Fu·ne·re·al

   /fyo͞oˈnirēəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having the mournful, somber character appropriate to a funeral: "Lincoln's funereal gloominess was legendary" Similar solemnsombergraveseriousgloomydismaldolefuldrearysadcheerlessjoylessbleakmelancholymiserablemorosesorrowfulmorbidmaudlindarkdepressingwoefullugubrioussepulchralliterary:dolorousrare:exequialfunebrialdarkblackdrabOpposite cheerfullively

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin funereus (from funus, funer- ‘funeral’) + -al.

   Derivatives

   • 1. funereally adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • F

     4

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

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   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • A

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   • L

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