sepulchral
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krəl adjective
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.
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Sepulchral
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| —adj | |
| 1. | suggestive of a tomb; gloomy |
| 2. | of or relating to a sepulchre |
| se'pulchrally | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
It spoils their sepulchral monuments,as the old heralds tore the armorial blazonry.
But the office sits sepulchral and empty, its occupant has long since been moved to a secret location.
The otter is coming on with the fish, re- plied the ghost, in a sepulchral voice.
He is covered by the heavens who has no sepulchral urn.
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