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- [suh-puhl-kruh l]
- /səˈpʌl krəl/
- /sɪˈpʌl.krəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-puhl-kruh l]
- /səˈpʌl krəl/
Definitions of sepulchral word
- adjective sepulchral of, relating to, or serving as a tomb. 1
- adjective sepulchral of or relating to burial. 1
- adjective sepulchral proper to or suggestive of a tomb; funereal or dismal. 1
- adjective sepulchral hollow and deep: sepulchral tones. 1
- adjective sepulchral Something that is sepulchral is serious or sad and rather frightening. 0
- adjective sepulchral A sepulchral place is dark, quiet, and empty. 0
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Origin of sepulchral
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
From the Latin word sepulcrālis, dating back to 1605-15. See sepulcher, -al1
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Parts of speech for Sepulchral
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sepulchral popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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sepulchral usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sepulchral
adj sepulchral
- alveolate — having many alveoli
- cavernous — A cavernous room or building is very large inside, and so it reminds you of a cave.
- chambered — having a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
- chasmal — a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.
adjective sepulchral
- corpselike — Resembling a corpse.
- dirgelike — (music) Resembling a dirge: slow and depressing.
- hollow — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- overclouded — Simple past tense and past participle of overcloud.
- wraithlike — an apparition of a living person supposed to portend his or her death.
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