Main Entry: se·pul·chral

Pronunciation: \sə-ˈpəl-krəl also -ˈpu̇l-\

Function: adjective

Date: 1615

1 : of or relating to a sepulchre <sepulchral inscriptions>
2 : suited to or suggestive of a sepulchre : funereal <spoke in sepulchral whispers>

— se·pul·chral·ly \-krə-lē\ adverb