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Sepulchral

//səˈpʌlkɹəl// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to a grave or to death; funereal.
  2. 2
    Suggestive of a grave or of death; gloomy; solemn.

    "He alluded constantly to Europe, to the people I was supposed to know there - putting leading questions as to my acquaintances in the sepulchral city, and so on."

  3. 3
    Having a hollow and deep sound.

    "As for your treatment of ME," concluded Uncle Tinfish, almost having another disaster to his vocal chords at the thought of it, "I wash my hands of you, sir - I renounce you - I " Uncle Tinfish's voice was suddenly lowered to a tone of sepulchral hollowness."

Adjective
  1. 1
    suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial wordnet
  2. 2
    gruesomely indicative of death or the dead wordnet
  3. 3
    of or relating to a sepulchre wordnet

Etymology

From Latin sepulcralis.

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