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ghoulish
[
goo
-lish
]
Example Sentences
ghoul·ish
/
ˈgu
lɪʃ
/
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[
goo
-lish
]
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adjective
1.
strangely diabolical or cruel; monstrous:
a ghoulish and questionable sense of humor.
2.
showing fascination with death, disease, maiming, etc.; morbid:
ghoulish curiosity.
3.
of, pertaining to, or like a
ghoul
or
ghouls
.
Origin:
1835–45;
ghoul
+
-ish
Related forms
ghoul·ish·ly,
adverb
ghoul·ish·ness,
noun
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Example Sentences
Hovering above the
ghoulish
terrain, a visitor might feel transported to a distant planet.
The
ghoulish
religiosity that comes forth in these situations is, sadly, all too predictable.
Dreadful names and
ghoulish
shapes turn dishes suited to all ages into party fare.
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Hovering above the
ghoulish
terrain, a visitor might feel transported to a distant planet.
The
ghoulish
religiosity that comes forth in these situations is, sadly, all too predictable.
Dreadful names and
ghoulish
shapes turn dishes suited to all ages into party fare.
Don't stop with the skeletons, creepy lighting, cracked headstones and
ghoulish
mist.
There's a certain
ghoulish
excitement to all this, but it is quickly dissipated.
It's about how
ghoulish
people can become in the face of a zombie takeover, according to the show's stars.
Finally, an excuse to don
ghoulish
attire, erect a haunted house and scare my friends.
Delaware's judges have wisely made such
ghoulish
bets on life expectancy easier for insurers to stop.
For the littlest members of your
ghoulish
brood, there will be story times and opportunities to play dress.
It's about how
ghoulish
people can become in the face of a zombie takeover, according to the show's stars, who.
It is routine, and considered almost an ongoing
ghoulish
sick joke by locals, to hear of yet another tourist attacked.
On the coffee table is a mock-up of the cover,
ghoulish
green, the hand of a skeleton faintly visible.
Its humors are
ghoulish
and its hyena laughter snarls obscenely.
It seems
ghoulish
to call them souvenirs, but that's what they are.
In other words, developing a best-selling
ghoulish
imagination was not a stretch for him.
Not so unusual about it is its antique comedy style and its frequent soggy explosion into
ghoulish
buffoonery.
Many of the poems reflect a
ghoulish
taste that children tolerate better than many adults.
Jenning is gradually transformed into a
ghoulish
monster with a voice that would scare off an exorcist.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
ghoulish
(ˈɡuːlɪʃ)
—
adj
of or relating to ghouls; morbid or disgusting; unhealthily interested in death
ghoulishly
—
adv
ghoulishness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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