sepulchral

  • 11sepulchral — sepulchrally, adv. /seuh pul kreuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or serving as a tomb. 2. of or pertaining to burial. 3. proper to or suggestive of a tomb; funereal or dismal. 4. hollow and deep: sepulchral tones. [1605 15; < L sepulcralis. See&#8230; …

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  • 12sepulchral — adjective /səˈpʌlkrəl,səˈpʊlkrəl/ a) Suggestive of a grave The old church organ has sepulchral tones. b) Hollow and deep. See Also: sepulchre …

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  • 13sepulchral — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. funereal, burial, somber; see dismal 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [suh PUL krul] gloomy, dark, dismal, as of the grave. A sepulchral silence fell over the proceedings. SYN.: gloomy, dark,&#8230; …

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  • 14sepulchral — adjective 1 literary sad, serious and slightly frightening: a sepulchral voice 2 technical related to burying dead people …

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  • 15sepulchral — /səˈpʌlkrəl/ (say suh pulkruhl) adjective 1. of, relating to, or serving as a tomb. 2. of or relating to burial. 3. proper to or suggestive of a tomb; funereal or dismal. 4. hollow and deep: sepulchral tone. –sepulchrally, adverb …

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  • 17sepulchral — Synonyms and related words: baritone, bass, cavernous, cinerary, contralto, deep, deep echoing, deep pitched, deep toned, deepmouthed, dirgelike, dismal, epitaphic, exequial, feral, funebrial, funebrious, funebrous, funeral, funerary, funereal,&#8230; …

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  • 18sepulchral — se|pul|chral [ sə pʌlkrəl ] adjective LITERARY sad and serious …

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  • 19sepulchral — se·pul·chral || sɪ pÊŒlkrÉ™l adj. pertaining to a grave or tomb; serving as a grave or tomb; pertaining to burial. pertaining to entombment; gloomy, dismal; (about a sound) deep and hollow, resonant …

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  • 20sepulchral — [sɪ pʌlkr(ə)l] adjective 1》 relating to a tomb or interment. 2》 gloomy; dismal. Derivatives sepulchrally adverb …

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