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[ adjective ] gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

Synonyms

ghastly charnel

Examples

"a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones" "ghastly shrieks" "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs"

Related terms

offensive

2
[ adjective ] of or relating to a sepulchre

Examples

"sepulchral inscriptions" "sepulchral monuments in churches"

Related terms

burial_chamber

3
[ adjective ] suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial

Synonyms

funereal

Examples

"funereal gloom" "hollow sepulchral tones"

Related terms

joyless

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Similar Spelling

sepulchre sepulcher

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