macabre:Word of the Day

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macabre (mə-kä'brə, mə-käb', -kä'bər)
 
Pronounced: click here

 
Function: adjective
 
Comparative and superlative forms: more macabre; most macabre
 
Meaning:
: involving death or violence in a way that is strange, frightening, or unpleasant
Examples:
<a macabre story of murder and madness>
<Police discovered a macabre scene inside the house.>
 

 

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