sepulchral

Etymology

From Latin sepulcralis.

adj

  1. Relating to a grave or to death; funereal.
  2. Suggestive of a grave or of death; gloomy; solemn.
    Over and over I found myself visiting homes where the predominant feeling was sepulchral, dusty, and deserted […] 1999, Cheryl Mendelson, Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House, New York: Scribner, page 6
  3. Having a hollow and deep sound.
    'The Master of Krikkit,' said Slartibartfast again, and if his breathing had been sepulchral before, this time he sounded like someone in Hades with bronchitis. 1995, Douglas Adams, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: a Trilogy in Five Parts, page 367

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