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 | ||