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English adjective: macabre

1. macabre shockingly repellent; inspiring horror


SamplesGhastly 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.


Synonymsghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, sick


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Antonymsunalarming









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