ghoulish
adjective
strangely diabolical or cruel; monstrous.
ghoulishness
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a word derived from
ghoulish.
Example Sentences
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To emphasize the ghoulishness, cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki shoots the president and his advisors in unflattering low angles with a formaldehyde sheen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Curry was also the first to don Pennywise’s grease paint and ghoulishness for ABC’s 1990 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s “It.”
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
It’s just one drop inside the daily deluge of ambient ghoulishness.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
This garden event in the Bronx promises several, but the intent isn’t holiday ghoulishness.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2019
We looked with a deeper interest then at the man whose arms were bound, but privately we permitted ourselves to be skeptical regarding the details of his alleged ghoulishness.
From Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
