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Charnel - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Charnel' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Charnel [ a.]
- Containing the bodies of the dead.
2 . Charnel [ n.]
- A charnel house; a grave; a cemetery.

Meaning of 'Charnel' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . charnel [ s]
Meaning (1):
- gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
Example in sentence:
  • a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones;
  • ghastly shrieks;
  • the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs

Nearby Words:

chab chabasite chablis chabouk chabuk chace chachalaca chacma chaconne chad

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