Sepulchral
[sɪ'pʌlkr(ə)l] or [sə'pʌlkrəl]
Definition
(adj.) of or relating to a sepulchre; 'sepulchral inscriptions'; 'sepulchral monuments in churches' .
Checker: Rhonda--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to burial, to the grave, or to monuments erected to the memory of the dead; as, a sepulchral stone; a sepulchral inscription.
(a.) Unnaturally low and grave; hollow in tone; -- said of sound, especially of the voice.
Checker: Mollie
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Monumental.[2]. Funereal, mournful, sombre, sad, woful, gloomy, dismal, lugubrious, melancholy.
Checked by Basil
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Hollow, deathlike, ghastly, infernal, gloomy
ANT:Genial, healthful, cheerful, vital, lively, sunny
Typist: Pearl
Examples
- They may be all burnt up, observed Mrs Dengelton in a sepulchral tone; and instead of Rudolph I may meet a cinder. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Hermione came down to dinner strange and sepulchral, her eyes heavy and full of sepulchral darkness, strength. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Snuffbox, said Jo, in a sepulchral tone, which convulsed the audience. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Typist: Pearl