Word of the Day – Macabre

Macabre (adj)

mu-kah-bruh

gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible.

Macabre was first recorded in English in 1400–50 and comes from French, most likely from the phrase danse (de) Macabré, “dance of death.”

Example sentences

“she was horrified upon stumbling across the macabre scene.”