Funereal \Fu*ne"re*al\, a. [L. funereus, fr. fentus a funeral.]
Suiting a funeral; pertaining to burial; solemn. Hence: Dark;
dismal; mournful. --Jer. Taylor.
What seem to us but sad funereal tapers May be heaven's
distant lamps. --Longfellow.
-- {Fu*ne"re*al*ly}, adv.
funereal
adj : suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal
gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones" [syn: {sepulchral}]