sepulchral (redirected from sepulchrally)

se·pul·chral  (s-plkrl, -pl-)

adj.

1. Of or relating to a burial vault or a receptacle for sacred relics.

2. Suggestive of the grave; funereal.

---

se·pulchral·ly adv.

---

sepulchral [sɪˈpʌlkrəl]

adj

1. suggestive of a tomb; gloomy

2. of or relating to a sepulchre

sepulchrally  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	sepulchral - of or relating to a sepulchre; "sepulchral inscriptions"; "sepulchral monuments in churches"
	2.	sepulchral - gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs" charnel, ghastly offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
	3.	sepulchral - suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones" funereal joyless - not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings"

---

sepulchral

adjective gloomy, sad, sombre, grave, dismal, melancholy, morbid, woeful, mournful, lugubrious, funereal, cheerless, Stygian He made his way along the sepulchral corridors.

Translations

sepulchral [sɪˈpʌlkrəl] ADJ → sepulcral(also fig)

sepulchral

adj (liter) → sepulkral (liter); (fig) → düster; sepulchral voice/silence → Grabesstimme f → /-stille f; in a sepulchral tone → mit Grabesstimme

sepulchral [sɪˈpʌlkr/əl] adj (liter) (tone, gloom) → sepolcrale