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English adjective: charnel

1. charnel 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.


Synonymsghastly, sepulchral


Similaroffensive


Antonymsinoffensive


English noun: charnel

1. charnel (artifact) a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited


Synonymscharnel house


Broader (hypernym)burial vault, vault









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