sepulchral C2 Topic:Register & Style US /səˈpʌlkɹəl/ See IPA manual Freq #179421 Meanings 1 adj of or relating to a sepulchre Sepulchral inscriptions. 2 adj Suggestive of a grave or of death; gloomy; solemn. He alluded constantly to Europe, to the people I was supposed to know there - putting leading questions as to my acquaintances in the sepulchral city, and so on. Thesaurus Word family Forms sepulchrally Derived forms sepulchralizesepulchrallyunsepulchral Related forms heroonsepulchre Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin sepulcralis. Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sepulchral **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /səˈpʌlkɹəl/ **Frequency rank:** 179421 ## Meanings 1. of or relating to a sepulchre 2. Suggestive of a grave or of death; gloomy; solemn. ## Examples - Sepulchral inscriptions. - He alluded constantly to Europe, to the people I was supposed to know there - putting leading questions as to my acquaintances in the sepulchral city, and so on. ## Derived Forms - sepulchralize - sepulchrally - unsepulchral ## Related Forms - heroon - sepulchre ## Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin sepulcralis. ## Topics - Register & Style markdown