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funereal

adjective
🔊/fjuˈnɪəriəl/
🔊/fjuˈnɪriəl/
(formal)
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  1. suitable for a funeral (= ceremony for a dead person); sad适于葬礼的；悲伤的
    • a funereal atmosphere悲哀肃穆的气氛
    • to walk at a funereal pace (= very slowly)以有趣的速度行走（速度非常缓慢）
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin funereus (from funus, funer- ‘funeral’) + -al.