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单词	sepulchral
释义	sepulchral adjective se·​pul·​chral sə-ˈpəl-krəl   also  -ˈpu̇l- 1 : of or relating to a sepulchre sepulchral inscriptions 2 : suited to or suggestive of a sepulchre : funereal spoke in sepulchral whispers sepulchrally sə-ˈpəl-krə-lē   also  -ˈpu̇l- adverb Synonyms black bleak cheerless chill Cimmerian cloudy cold comfortless dark darkening depressing depressive desolate dire disconsolate dismal drear dreary dreich [chiefly Scottish] elegiac elegiacal forlorn funereal gloomy glum godforsaken gray grey lonely lonesome lugubrious miserable morbid morose murky plutonian saturnine solemn somber sombre sullen sunless tenebrific tenebrous wretched See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the decrepit mansion had a sepulchral tone that gave everyone a chill Recent Examples on the Web Historic mansions that hew to their original interiors can seem sepulchral. Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 From its first sepulchral rumble in the dark to the lonely ending — papery wrinkles of snare drum; a cello solo high and yearning enough to mimic a viola; quietly breathless winds — Dean’s score contains multitudes and mysteries. New York Times, 15 May 2022 Morse was tall and thin and as gray and sepulchral as a church about to be condemned. Krista Stevens, Longreads, 4 Feb. 2022 Their voices all take on the same sepulchral tones. Daniel M. Lavery, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2021 The process is dignified and quiet, almost sepulchral. Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021 Knowing that Hakim’s dreamy voice was floating over a Brooklyn stupefied by a relentless virus gives the entire album a sepulchral quality, as if the anxieties and fear the city felt were etched into the record. T.m. Brown, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2021 Nothing can keep this year’s Thanksgiving from having a sepulchral tone for thousands of Americans. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2020 Detractors of Lincoln Center have compared the place to a mausoleum, but the absence of artists—and audiences—has made its hulking marble structures particularly sepulchral. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2020 See More Word History First Known Use 1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1 sepulchral adjective as in somber causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer the decrepit mansion had a sepulchral tone that gave everyone a chill Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance somber bleak dark darkening depressive desolate solemn lonely morbid depressing funereal murky gray lonesome lugubrious cold cheerless black gloomy elegiac blue morose saturnine sullen wretched chill miserable drear sombre disconsolate forlorn dreary melancholy glum godforsaken tenebrous depressed dismal comfortless oppressive grey sunless sad cloudy mournful dire plutonian mirthless melancholic elegiacal dreich tenebrific Cimmerian woebegone dim grim unhappy menacing desperate plaintive dejected hangdog dull inconsolable negative sorrowful distressful discomfiting low woeful hopeless dispiriting despondent dismaying discouraging lamentable dour upsetting pessimistic disheartening down droopy distressing drab colorless threatening louring lowering lowery loury Antonyms & Near Antonyms cheerful friendly cheery bright festive cordial comforting mirthful joyous gay buoyant joyful sunshiny jolly blithe merry gay blithesome optimistic hopeful jocund encouraging cheering heartwarming lighthearted lightsome See More
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