sepulchral

[Fr., from Lat. sepulchral is, from sepulcrum, sepulchrum =a sepulchre (q. v.); Sp. sepulcral; Ital. sepulcrale.] 1. Literally : (1) Of or pertaining to burial, the grave, or monuments raised over the dead. (2) Found in ancient tombs or burying places. "The collection is peculiarly rich in sepulchral pottery of nearly every type." -Atheneum , Jan. 3, 1886, p. 21. 2. Fig .: Suggestive of a sepulcher or the tomb; hence, deep, grave, hollow in tone; as, a sepulchral tone of voice.