funereal
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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
The infamous “waxworks” scene captures silent-era figures like Buster Keaton playing cards, their faces pure funereal alabaster.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025
The stunning call — which some attendees described as funereal — added to the growing tension between the newsroom and Mr. Lewis, who has set about remaking The Post since he started in January.
From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2024
I couldn’t help but interpret it as funereal.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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