1. Gruesome, horrifying, or darkly humorous in a way that deals with death or the grotesque.
Usage: Often used to describe art, humor, or atmosphere that is unsettling or morbid.; Variant spelling of 'macabre' (more common).

Examples

• The horror film had a macaber sense of humor that made the audience both laugh and cringe.
• The artist's macaber paintings depicted skeletons and tombstones in vivid detail.
• The old mansion had a macaber atmosphere with its dusty portraits and creaking floors.
• He told a macaber joke about ghosts at the Halloween party.
• The macaber decorations transformed the room into a haunted house.