ghoulish
strangely 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 ghoulish
1Other words from ghoulish
- ghoul·ish·ly, adverb
- ghoul·ish·ness, noun
Words Nearby ghoulish
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How to use ghoulish in a sentence
However, at $108 per year, HereAfter services could quickly add up if you do some ghoulish back-of-the-envelope math on lifetime costs.
Technology that lets us “speak” to our dead relatives has arrived. Are we ready? | Charlotte Jee | October 18, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewBack in Washington, the results are likely to bring their own ghoulish realities.
What Democrats Need to Learn from Youngkin's Win in Virginia | Philip Elliott | November 3, 2021 | TimeAssam, the setting for his ghoulish death dance on the body of a Muslim, is where this construct of the Muslim as the unwanted, dangerous outsider has been honed and mainstreamed.
So many of the disasters—and it’s hard to call them “natural disasters” anymore—are record-breaking and defying historic norms in ghoulish ways.
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.
9-Year Old With an Uzi? America Is Tougher on Toys Than Guns | Cliff Schecter | August 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOther attempts to bring cult favorites back from the dead have had more ghoulish results.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTThey 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 | THE DAILY BEASTSuch was their appearance; mournful, ghoulish, yet human and warm in a repressed, frustrated way.
Valley of the Croen | Lee TarbellSo he had devised a ghoulish and crafty punishment, which, the more he pondered it, the more subtle and effective did it appear.
The Terms of Surrender | Louis TracyTo French readers this scene may seem a ghoulish farce: English humour accepts it from Norwegian humour without demur.
The English Stage | Augustin FilonSeen as I had seen it, it was a ghoulish-looking place—as weird as a Paris catacomb—but then daylight makes all the difference.
Animal Ghosts | Elliott O'DonnellSo once again the phantom rider had brought its grisly message—played its ghoulish rôle.
Animal Ghosts | Elliott O'Donnell
British Dictionary definitions for ghoulish
/ (ˈɡuːlɪʃ) /
of or relating to ghouls; morbid or disgusting; unhealthily interested in death
Derived forms of ghoulish
- ghoulishly, adverb
- ghoulishness, noun
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