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funereal

[fyoo-neer-ee-uhl] / fjuˈnɪər i əl /


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As the nation throws itself a grand old 250th birthday bash in Washington, the mood in much of the country is more funereal than festive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

But fast forward two weeks and the mood music surrounding the national team is funereal.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Still, more venues are restricting phone use to ensure that the atmosphere is festive, not funereal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025

You can futz with the bread, you can gild the cheese, but if the core is bland or watery or vaguely funereal, the whole enterprise collapses.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025

But when the service ended and we all dispersed to our tents, a funereal gloom hung over Base Camp.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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