English adjective: charnel | |||
1. | charnel gruesomely indicative of death or the dead | ||
Samples | A charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones. Ghastly shrieks. The sepulchral darkness of the catacombs. | ||
Synonyms | ghastly, sepulchral | ||
Similar | offensive | ||
Antonyms | inoffensive | ||
English noun: charnel | |||
1. | charnel (artifact) a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited | ||
Synonyms | charnel house | ||
Broader (hypernym) | burial vault, vault | ||