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macabre
ma·ca·bre [ mə kbrə, mə kbr ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
horribly gruesome: including gruesome and horrific details of death and decay
[15th century. < French (danse) macabre "dance of death," probably alteration of danse Macabé "dance of the Maccabees"]
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