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English adjective: sepulchral

1. sepulchral of or relating to a sepulchre


SamplesSepulchral inscriptions.
Sepulchral monuments in churches.

2. sepulchral gruesomely indicative of death or the dead


SamplesA charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones.
Ghastly shrieks.
The sepulchral darkness of the catacombs.


Synonymscharnel, ghastly


Similaroffensive


Antonymsinoffensive

3. sepulchral suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial


SamplesFunereal gloom.
Hollow sepulchral tones.


Synonymsfunereal


Similarjoyless


Antonymsjoyous









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