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 disrupted teleportations result in physiological glitches, including pixelated bodies and a ghoulishly hilarious deformation Bennani calls “plastic face syndrome,” whereby skin is covered in a layer of plastic.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2021
There was a cluster of men, all smoking pipes, gathered around an exhibit in a glass case that gleamed in the dim light and lit their faces ghoulishly from below.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
