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Definition of "sepulchral" [se•pul•chral]

  • Of or relating to a burial vault or a receptacle for sacred relics. (adjective)
  • Suggestive of the grave; funereal. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sepulchral" in a sentence
  • "'She laid the still white form beside those that had gone before,' quoth Bobby, in sepulchral tone."
  • "'I am the census-taker Time,' I boomed in sepulchral tones."
  • ""Kiss my fluffy face!" said the Doctor in sepulchral tones."