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sepulchral |
Overview of adj sepulchral The adj sepulchral has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. sepulchral -- (of or relating to a sepulchre; "sepulchral inscriptions"; "sepulchral monuments in churches") 2. charnel, ghastly, 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") 3. funereal, sepulchral -- (suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones") Antonyms of adj sepulchral 2 of 3 senses of sepulchral Sense 2 charnel, ghastly, sepulchral INDIRECT (VIA offensive) -> inoffensive Sense 3 funereal, sepulchral INDIRECT (VIA joyless) -> joyous Similarity of adj sepulchral 3 senses of sepulchral Sense 1 sepulchral Pertains to noun sepulchre (Sense 1) =>burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture => grave, tomb => chamber Sense 2 charnel, ghastly, sepulchral => offensive (vs. inoffensive) Sense 3 funereal, sepulchral => joyless (vs. joyous) Attributes of adj sepulchral Familiarity of adj sepulchral sepulchral used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj sepulchral sepulchral Overview of adj sepulchral The adj sepulchral has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. sepulchral -- (of or relating to a sepulchre; "sepulchral inscriptions"; "sepulchral monuments in churches") 2. charnel, ghastly, 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") 3. funereal, sepulchral -- (suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones")
sepulchral definition
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