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[ goo-lish ] / ˈgu lɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ghoulish ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivestrangely diabolical or cruel; monstrous: a ghoulish and questionable sense of humor. showing fascination with death, disease, maiming, etc.; morbid: ghoulish curiosity. of, relating to, or like a ghoul or ghouls. Origin of ghoulishFirst recorded in 1835–45; ghoul + -ish1 OTHER WORDS FROM ghoulishghoul·ish·ly, adverbghoul·ish·ness, nounWords nearby ghoulishghost-weed, ghost word, ghostwrite, ghostwriter, ghoul, ghoulish, GHQ, ghrelin, GHRF, ghyll, GHz Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ghoulishAnd in the summer months, when shootings soar, the city can be a ghoulish playground for those interested in the macabre. Chicago’s Real-Life 'Nightcrawler'|Justin Glawe|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Yesterday afternoon, the "NRA Women" Twitter account sent out a simple and yet ghoulish message to its followers. 9-Year Old With an Uzi? America Is Tougher on Toys Than Guns|Cliff Schecter|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Typical of most old cemeteries, eerie carved-stone Angels of Death and other ghoulish figures adorn many of the tombstones. Welcome to the Most Haunted Graveyard in the World. Safety Not Guaranteed.|Nina Strochlic|October 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST They cast a ghoulish light on this roughly 8-by-10-foot room, where the family of eight struggles to survive. Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Bordering on Disaster|Jamie Dettmer|November 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It is also gruesome, ghoulish, and appalling—and utterly fascinating. Bill James Wants Us to Learn to Love Crime Stories|Malcolm Jones|June 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST It was simple, if ghoulish, for he merely did his best to imitate a would-be suicide. The Gay Adventure|Richard Bird The key is kept by a ghoulish old dame, almost as time-worn and mildewed as the tomb over which she watches. Tales of Old Japan|Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford For I could not forget the frightful pleasure she had taken years ago in her ghoulish office. A Circuit Rider's Wife|Corra Harris More wily even than the ghoulish hyena, the leopard worked his way toward the spot of his desire. The Three Sapphires|W. A. Fraser Surely, but even a healthy-minded child will play at gruesome and ghoulish games once in a while. Greenwich Village|Anna Alice Chapin
British Dictionary definitions for ghoulish
adjectiveof or relating to ghouls; morbid or disgusting; unhealthily interested in death Derived forms of ghoulishghoulishly, adverbghoulishness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ghoulishdevilish, eerie, macabre, spooky, cruel, demonic, grisly, ghastly, horrible, gruesome, frightening, grim, morbid, diabolical, fiendish, monstrous, revolting, terrifying, spine-chilling |