English adjective: sepulchral | |||
1. | sepulchral of or relating to a sepulchre | ||
Samples | Sepulchral inscriptions. Sepulchral monuments in churches. | ||
2. | sepulchral 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 | charnel, ghastly | ||
Similar | offensive | ||
Antonyms | inoffensive | ||
3. | sepulchral suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial | ||
Samples | Funereal gloom. Hollow sepulchral tones. | ||
Synonyms | funereal | ||
Similar | joyless | ||
Antonyms | joyous | ||