sə̇ˈpəlkrəl, seˈp- adjective
Etymology: Latin sepulcralis, from sepulcrum sepulcher + -alis -al
1. : of, relating to, or serving as a sepulcher or a memorial to the dead : mortuary
sepulchral inscriptions
the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs — Nathaniel Hawthorne
erect sepulchral monuments in the church — Nikolaus Pevsner
2.
a. : suited to or suggestive of burial rites : having a funereal quality
a sepulchral whisper
rows of empty benches in the dusk gave the room a somewhat sepulchral aspect — Hanns Sachs
b. : emanating from or as if from the tomb
the hollow, sepulchral tone of editorial comment — G.W.Johnson
• se·pul·chral·ly -əlē adverb