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Definition: (adjective) Gruesomely indicative of death or the dead.
Synonyms: ghastly, sepulchral.
Usage: The charnel smell coming from the suspect's basement left little doubt that he was the killer we were seeking.
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  1. funereal Definition: (adjective) Suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial. Synonyms: sepulchral. Usage: The bed and chamber were so funereal and gloomy, you might have fancied, not only that Lady Crawley died in the room, but that her ghost inhabited it. Discuss

  2. olfaction Definition: (noun) The faculty that enables us to distinguish scents. Synonyms: smell. Usage: My stuffed nose not only impeded my olfaction, it also dulled my sense of taste. Discuss

  3. flinty Definition: (adjective) Showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings. Synonyms: granitic, obdurate, stony. Usage: He maintained a hard, careless deportment, indicative of neither joy nor sorrow: if anything, it expressed a flinty gratification at a piece of difficult work successfully executed. Discuss

  4. so-called Definition: (adjective) Doubtful or suspect. Synonyms: alleged, supposed. Usage: The so-called master detective tripped over the murder weapon just as he was declaring the case insolvable. Discuss

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