sepulchral
pronunciation
How to pronounce sepulchral in British English:
UK [səˈpʌlkrəl]
How to pronounce sepulchral in American English:
US [səˈpʌlkrəl, -ˈpʊl-]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to a sepulchre
- gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
- suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
Word Origin
- sepulchral (adj.)
- 1610s, "pertaining to a burial or place of burial," from Latin sepulcralis "of a tomb, sepulchral," from sepulcrum (see sepulchre) + -al (1). Transferred sense of "gloomy" is from 1711. Related: Sepulchrally.
Example
- 1. Then a sort of sepulchral transformation straightened up this centenarian as erect as a young man .
- 2. It is daylight , but the darkness inside the headquarters of the world 's biggest privately owned electricity company is sepulchral .
- 3. During a sepulchral press conference to launch the bank of england 's quarterly inflation report , the governor made it clear that he was losing no sleep over the rise in asset prices .