English Explanatory Dictionary

sepulchral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to a grave or to death; funereal.
  2. Suggestive of a grave or of death; gloomy; solemn.
  3. Having a hollow and deep sound.

Pronunciation

/səˈpʌlkɹəl/ /səˈpʊlkɹəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sepulchral.wav

Word forms

sepulchral more sepulchral most sepulchral

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sepulcralis.

Related words

sepulchre Heroon

Derived words

sepulchralize sepulchrally unsepulchral
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