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macabrely

macabrely adverb: in a macabre manner.

Adverb

macabrely (comparative more macabrely, superlative most macabrely)

  1. In a macabre manner.
    • When Heracles returns alive and victorious from Hades, he finds his family macabrely dressed in their funeral garments, awaiting death.1999, Sarah Iles Johnston, Restless Dead

Forms of macabrely

comparativemore macabrely
superlativemost macabrely

Origin of macabrely

From macabre + -ly.

Questions about macabrely

What does macabrely mean?
Macabrely means in a macabre manner.
What part of speech is macabrely?
Macabrely is an adverb.

Words near macabrely in the dictionary

  1. Macabeo
  2. macaberesque
  3. macaberesques
  4. macabo
  5. macabre
  6. macabrely
  7. macabreness
  8. macabresque
  9. macabrest
  10. Macabug
  11. Macabugos

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