charnel
charnel · more charnel · most charnel
Of or relating to a charnel, deathlike, sepulchralOf or relating to a charnel, deathlike, sepulchral.
Meaning
1 sensesOf or relating to a charnel, deathlike, sepulchral.
More definitions
- gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
Origin
From Middle English charnel, from Old French charnel, carnel, from Late Latin carnāle (“grFrom Middle English charnel, from Old French charnel, carnel, from Late Latin carnāle (“graveyard”), from Latin carnālis, or possibly an alteration of Anglo-Norman charner, from Medieval Latin carnārium (“charnel”). Displaced Middle English fleshusse, from Old English flǣsċhūs.
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Forms
more charnel, most charnel| Comparative | more charnel Lesson |
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| Superlative | most charnel Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- gruesomely indicative of death or the dead:ghastlysepulchral
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.