macabre

As adjectives the difference between ghostly and macabre

is that ghostly is of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits while macabre is representing or personifying death.

As adjectives the difference between startling and macabre

is that startling is likely to startle; surprising; shocking while macabre is representing or personifying death.

As a verb startling

is .

As an adjective macabre

is representing or personifying death.

As a noun terror is

terror.

As adjectives the difference between mordant and macabre

is that mordant is having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe while macabre is representing or personifying death.

As a noun mordant

is any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.

As a verb mordant

is to subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant.

As adjectives the difference between macabre and moribund

is that macabre is representing or personifying death while moribund is approaching death; about to die; dying; expiring.

As a noun moribund is

a person who is near to dying.

As adjectives the difference between macabre and scary

is that macabre is representing or personifying death while scary is causing or able to cause fright.

As a noun scary is

barren land having only a thin coat of grass.

As adjectives the difference between macabre and morose

is that macabre is representing or personifying death while morose is sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.

As adjectives the difference between macabre and elegiac

is that macabre is representing or personifying death while elegiac is of, or relating to an elegy.

As a noun elegiac is

a poem composed in the couplet style of classical elegies: a line of dactylic hexameter followed by a line of dactylic pentameter.

As adjectives the difference between macabre and maudlin

is that macabre is representing or personifying death while maudlin is affectionate or sentimental in an effusive, tearful, or foolish manner, especially because of drunkenness.

As a noun maudlin is

the Magdalene; Mary Magdalene.

As adjectives the difference between macabre and unearthly

is that macabre is representing or personifying death while unearthly is not of the earth; non-terrestrial.