ghoulish
adjective
Origin of ghoulish
Related Words for ghoulish
devilish, eerie, macabre, spooky, cruel, demonic, grisly, ghastly, horrible, gruesome, frightening, grim, morbid, diabolical, fiendish, monstrous, revolting, terrifying, spine-chillingExamples from the Web for ghoulish
Contemporary Examples of ghoulish
And in the summer months, when shootings soar, the city can be a ghoulish playground for those interested in the macabre.
Yesterday afternoon, the "NRA Women" Twitter account sent out a simple and yet ghoulish message to its followers.
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
They cast a ghoulish light on this roughly 8-by-10-foot room, where the family of eight struggles to survive.
It is also gruesome, ghoulish, and appalling—and utterly fascinating.
Historical Examples of ghoulish
It is ghoulish work, but they have become as matter of fact as can be.
The Challenge of the DeadStephen Graham
The appearance of the whole thing was repulsive, ghastly, ghoulish.
The Devil-Tree of El DoradoFrank Aubrey
The Recoleta is a strange cemetery, bizarre, ghoulish, tawdry.
The Amazing ArgentineJohn Foster Fraser
The wasp, in trembling, ghoulish ecstasy, devoured it as it appeared.
The Forgotten PlanetMurray Leinster
His spirit was too lofty to exist in this blood-soaked hell of ghoulish czars.
Comrade KropotkinVictor Robinson