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Definition of
sepulchral adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
sepulchral
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
səˈpʌlkrəl
/
/
(
literary
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looking or sounding sad and serious; making you think of death
synonym
funereal
He spoke in sepulchral tones.
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sepulchral
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