macabre muh-KAH-bruh adjective WS #27

disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury; having a grim or ghastly atmosphere

1. The macabre discovery in the basement shocked the new homeowners and local police.
2. The artist's macabre paintings depicted skeletal figures and gothic imagery.
3. His macabre sense of humor often involved jokes about death and dark subjects.
4. The abandoned hospital had a macabre atmosphere with its broken windows and eerie silence.
5. The detective novel featured macabre scenes that made some readers uncomfortable.