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   macabre

   /məˈkɑːbrə/

   adjective

   • 1. disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death: "a macabre series of murders" Similar gruesomegrislygrimgorymorbidghastlyunearthlyluridgrotesquehideoushorrifichorriblehorrifyinghorridhorrendousterrifyingfrighteningfrightfulfearsomeshockingdreadfulappallingloathsomerepugnantrepulsivesickeningblackweirdunhealthysick

   Word Origin mid 19th century (in dance macabre): French, from Danse Macabre ‘dance of death’, from Old French, perhaps from Macabé ‘a Maccabee’ (see Maccabee), with reference to a late medieval dance or procession called ‘the dance of the Maccabees’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • M

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   • A

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   • C

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   • A

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   • B

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   • R

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   • E

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