sepulchral
adjective
of, relating to, or serving as a tomb.
sepulchrally
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a word derived from
sepulchral.
Example Sentences
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An Egyptian temple, relocated when the Aswan dam was built in the 1960s, now stands sepulchrally on the hilltop.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 4, 2015
The air-conditioning is on high, the lighting sepulchrally low.
From The Guardian ● May 16, 2015
Though Barnabas speaks sepulchrally of “the all-consuming void, the dark shadows of the soul,” Depp seems to be viewing his character from the outside, impressed and, even more, amused.
From Time ● May 10, 2012
Thus wherever the heat flows, music is wafted into every room as sepulchrally as the voice of Marley's ghost; the soprano trills from atop the cupboard, the tenor sings from under the bed.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Just a prison,” said Burd sepulchrally from the doorway.
From The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht by Margaret Penrose
