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Adjective: sepulchral  su'púl-krul
  1. Of or relating to a sepulchre
    "sepulchral inscriptions"; "sepulchral monuments in churches"
     
  2. Gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
    "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs"
    - charnel, ghastly
     
  3. Suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
    "hollow sepulchral tones"
    - funereal

See also: joyless, offensive, sepulchre [Brit, Cdn]