funereal
Example Sentences
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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
These, however, also feel funereal, like death masks taken after a long-suffering friend has been freed finally from corporeal struggles.
The infamous “waxworks” scene captures silent-era figures like Buster Keaton playing cards, their faces pure funereal alabaster.
From Los Angeles Times
The musicians wore white, flower-print jackets and black shirts as they played funereal tunes.
From Los Angeles Times
But when the movie started, the mood turned funereal.
From Los Angeles Times
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