sepulchral
/səˈpʌlkrəl/
adjective
- Relating to a tomb or burial; gloomy, dismal, or suggesting death.
- A sepulchral silence fell over the room after the announcement.
- The cave's sepulchral darkness was broken only by the faint glow of a lantern.
- The old castle had a sepulchral atmosphere that made visitors speak in whispers.
- Deep, hollow, and mournful in sound (often describing a voice or tone).
- From the basement came a sepulchral groan that made everyone freeze.
- His sepulchral whisper added to the eerie mood of the story.
- The ghost spoke in a sepulchral voice that echoed through the hall.