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MACABRE adjective

Definition of macabre (adjective)

  1. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
    • "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"
    • synonyms: ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, sick
Source: Princeton University Wordnet
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