sepulchrally

English

Etymology

From sepulchral +‎ -ly.

Adverb

sepulchrally (comparative more sepulchrally, superlative most sepulchrally)

  1. in a sepulchral manner
    • 1872, James D. McCabe, Lights and Shadows of New York Life‎[1]:
      It is he whose hoarse whispers sound sepulchrally through the tubes, who rings the mysterious bell, and by such complex means despatches his 'shadows' upon their errands.
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