sepulchral
adjective
1. of or relating to a sepulchre (a chamber that is used as a grave)
- sepulchral inscriptions
- sepulchral monuments in churches
2. gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
- the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs
Similar word(s): offensive, charnel, ghastly
3. suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
- hollow sepulchral tones
Similar word(s): joyless, funereal
Sentences with sepulchral as an adjective:
- The old church organ has sepulchral tones.