I'm looking for an adjective to describe a basement which is dark, cave like, and claustrophobic.
Is there a word that I can use which comes close to give the feeling of those three words?
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1Tenebrous, perhaps?– VoidNov 14, 2020 at 19:03
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Gloomy, perhaps but that lacks the third requirement.– Weather VaneNov 14, 2020 at 19:41
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Caliginous, perhaps? But similar to Weather Vane's suggestion, it lacks the third property.– Dhanishtha GhoshNov 14, 2020 at 21:04
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I propose sepulchral. Lexico has
sepulchral
ADJECTIVE1 Relating to a tomb or interment.
1.1 Gloomy; dismal.
A dark and stuffy cellar might have the atmosphere of an underground tomb.
The walls seemed to press in on us as we descended into the sepulphral basement.
answered Nov 15, 2020 at 11:11
