funereal
Sayfyoo-NEER-ee-uhlUS/fjuˈnɪɹi.əl/UK/fjuːˈnɪəɹɪ.əl/
- 1Sad, slow, and gloomy, like the mood at a funeral.
Like the heavy, quiet feeling that fills a room when something very sad happens.
The whole party turned funereal after they heard the bad news.
He spoke in a slow, funereal voice that made everyone uneasy.
- 2Having to do with a funeral or the burial of someone who has died.
The funereal procession moved slowly toward the cemetery.
They followed all the funereal customs of their faith.
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Origin
From Latin, from a word meaning 'of a funeral'.