ghoulish
adjective
strangely diabolical or cruel; monstrous.
ghoulishly
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a word derived from
ghoulish.
Example Sentences
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Our focus should be on shoring up elders’ finances — particularly around health-care and long-term care costs — not ghoulishly dreaming of how we’ll spend their money when they’re gone.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
This ghoulishly gothic and expressionistic sequel is arguably as potent as the original and also features an ambitious and grandiose musical score by Franz Waxman.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
“There’s something a bit ghoulishly exploitive about news outlets profiting from others’ misery without compensating them for their help when they need it most.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2022
The story becomes ghoulishly funny, in a “Fargo” sort of way.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
Mr. Flux examined the device, which looked tiny and toylike in his ghoulishly stretched hands.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
