gravelike
/ˈɡreɪvˌlaɪk/
adjective
- Resembling or characteristic of a grave (burial place); suggesting death, burial, or the atmosphere of a cemetery.
- The room's cold, gravelike stillness reminded her of a mausoleum.
- The old, abandoned church had a gravelike silence that made visitors speak in whispers.
- A thick, gravelike fog settled over the field, hiding the tombstones from view.
- Extremely quiet, still, or solemn, as if in a place of burial.
- After the argument, the house fell into a gravelike hush that lasted for hours.
- The audience sat in gravelike silence as the final scene of the tragedy played out.
- His gravelike expression made everyone uncomfortable at the dinner table.
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