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se·pul·chral

(sə-pŭl′krəl, -po͝ol′-)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a burial vault or a receptacle for sacred relics.
2. Suggestive of the grave; funereal.
se·pul′chral·ly adv.
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sepulchral

(sɪˈpʌlkrəl)
adj
1. suggestive of a tomb; gloomy
2. of or relating to a sepulchre
seˈpulchrally adv
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se•pul•chral

(səˈpʌl krəl)

adj.
1. of or pertaining to tombs or to burial.
2. dismal.
3. hollow and deep.
se•pul′chral•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
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"
joyless - not experiencing or inspiring joy; "a joyless man"; "a joyless occasion"; "joyless evenings"
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sepulchral

adjective gloomy, sad, sombre, grave, dismal, melancholy, morbid, woeful, mournful, lugubrious, funereal, cheerless, Stygian He made his way along the sepulchral corridors.
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Translations
كَئيب، مُخيف، عَميقمُتَعَلِّق بالقَبْر او الدَّفْن
hrobovýnáhrobní
begravelses-dystergrav-
sír-síri
drungalegurgrafar-, grafhÿsis-
náhrobný
kasvetli matemlimezara ait

sepulchral

[sɪˈpʌlkrəl] ADJ → sepulcral (also fig)
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sepulchral

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

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

(American) sepulcher (ˈsepəlkə) noun
a tomb. graf قَبْر، ضَريح гроб sepulcro hrobka das Grab gravkammer τάφος sepulcro hauakamber مزار hautaholvi sépulcre קבר कब्र grob, grobnica sír(emlék) kuburan grafhÿsi sepolcro 墓 무덤, 분묘 kapas kaps; kapenes makam graftombe grav grób مړيستون، قبر، مقبره، شامۍ، ګونيته (ګومبزه sepulcro mormânt гробница, могила hrobka grob grobnica grift, grav สุสานฝังศพ mezar, kabir 墳墓 могила, гробниця قبر mộ cổ, mộ(bằng đá) 坟墓
seˈpulchral (-ˈpal-) adjective
1. of tombs or burials. grafverwant مُتَعَلِّق بالقَبْر او الدَّفْن погребален sepulcral náhrobní die Grabstätte grav-; begravelses- νεκρικός sepulcral haua- آرامگاهي hauta- sépulcral שֶׁל קֶבֶר समाधि grobni, pogrebni síri, sír- mengenai kuburan grafar-, grafhÿsis- sepolcrale 墓の 무덤의 kapų kapa-; kapu-; bēru- penguburan graf- grav- grobowy دهديرې، دقبر: خپه، خواشيني، ګورملى: دروند (لكه ږغ)، ژور sepulcral sepulcral могильный; погребальный náhrobný nagroben pogrebni grav-, begravnings- เป็นสุสาน mezara ait 墳墓的,埋葬的 похоронний; могильний قبر یا تدفین سے متعلق thuộc lăng mộ 坟墓的,埋葬的
2. gloomy or dismal. a deep, sepulchral voice. droefgeestig كَئيب، مُخيف، عَميق гробовен sepulcral hrobový die Grabesstimme dyster πένθιμος, μελαγχολικός sepulcral hauatagune شوم kolkko sépulcral קודר दुख भरी grobni, mrtvački síri seram drungalegur sepolcrale 陰気な 음침한 kaip iš po žemių aizkapa-; drūms suram somber grav-, dyster grobowy ژور sepulcral sepulcral глухой; замогильный hrobový mračen turoban gravlik น้ําเสียงโศกสลด kasvetli, matemli 陰森的 замогильний افسردہ، غمناک có vẻ tang tóc 阴森森的,阴沉的
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