sepulchral

[ suh-puhl-kruh l ]

/ səˈpʌl krəl /

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adjective

of, relating to, or serving as a tomb.

of or relating to burial.

proper to or suggestive of a tomb; funereal or dismal.

hollow and deep: sepulchral tones.

Origin of sepulchral

From the Latin word sepulcrālis, dating back to 1605–15. See sepulcher, -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sepulchral

se·pul·chral·ly, adverb trans·se·pul·chral, adjective un·se·pul·chral, adjective un·se·pul·chral·ly, adverb

Words nearby sepulchral

septum penis, septuple, septuplet, septuplicate, sepulcher, sepulchral, sepulchre, sepulture, seq., seq. luce, seqq.

Example sentences from the Web for sepulchral

Wilde called on a sepulchral Jefferson Davis at his Mississippi Plantation.

Wilde Ride |Anthony Paletta |January 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
One person described the atmosphere inside the network as “sepulchral.”

Collapse at CBS News |Rebecca Dana |August 31, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
A cadaverous being dwells there; his sepulchral voice bids us enter, and his sepulchral look—shall we say welcomes us?

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 1, July 1837 |Various
With the exception of a few menhirs, whose purpose is uncertain, all are sepulchral.

Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders |T. Eric Peet

The sullen and sepulchral air of the room seemed to vibrate with the wraiths of those efforts.

The Gray Mask |Wadsworth Camp
Dr. Newberry explained that these mounds were not sepulchral, like many others in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 |Various
Specially in Normandy, where they are occasionally found under trefoil canopies, resembling our sepulchral brasses.

Stones of the Temple |Walter Field

British Dictionary definitions for sepulchral

sepulchral

/ (sɪˈpʌlkrəl) /

adjective

suggestive of a tomb; gloomy

of or relating to a sepulchre

Derived forms of sepulchral

sepulchrally, adverb

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sepulchral

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