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   ghoulish

   /ˈɡuːlɪʃ/

   adjective

   • 1. resembling or characteristic of a ghoul: "a ghoulish mask" Similar macabregrislygruesomegrotesqueghastlymorbidunhealthyperverteddeath-obsessedmorbidblackhorribleunwholesomerevoltinginformal:sick
   • 2. morbidly interested in death or disaster: "she told the story with ghoulish relish"

   Derivatives

   • 1. ghoulishly adverb
   • 2. ghoulishness noun

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   What is a ghoulish person?

   • Ghoulish people and things show an unnatural interest in things such as human suffering, death, or dead bodies. They are there only to satisfy their ghoulish curiosity. ...the ghoulish modern passion for torture. Something that is ghoulish looks or behaves like a ghoul. ...the ghoulish apparitions at the window.

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   What is ghoulish adjective?

   • typical of an evil spirit in stories that opens graves and eats the dead bodies in them (disapproving) too interested in unpleasant things such as death and disaster Definition of ghoulish adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What are ghoulish things?

   • Ghoulish things are scary or morbid. A ghoulish sense of humor favors jokes about death and gore. An interest in other people's misfortune could be called ghoulish, and so could a fascination with deadly car accidents or plane crashes. The horrified feeling you might get when you think about death is the essence of something ghoulish.

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   What does Ghoul mean?

   • monstrous: a ghoulish and questionable sense of humor. morbid: ghoulish curiosity. of, pertaining to, or like a ghoul or ghouls. ghoul′ish•ness, n. a legendary demon that robs graves and feeds on corpses. a grave robber. a person thought to resemble a ghoul. ghoul (go̅o̅l), n.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGHOULISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Ghoulish means ugly and unpleasant, or frightening, or connected with death and unpleasant things. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, related words, and translations.

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     GHOULISH meaning: 1. ugly and unpleasant, or frightening: 2....

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     ghoulish definicja: 1. ugly and unpleasant, or frightening:...

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   • Ghoulish in Simplified Chinese

     GHOULISH translate: 丑恶的;令人憎恶的;可怕的, 有关死亡的;恐怖的. Learn more in...

   • Traditional

     GHOULISH translate: 醜惡的;令人憎惡的;可怕的, 有關死亡的;恐怖的. Learn more in...

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   Learn the meaning of ghoulish, an adjective that describes something resembling, suggesting, or appropriate to a ghoul, or relating to, dealing with, or morbidly delighting in things considered shocking or gruesome. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related entries.

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   Ghoulish definition: strangely diabolical or cruel; monstrous. See examples of GHOULISH used in a sentence.

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   Ghoulish things are scary or morbid. A ghoulish sense of humor favors jokes about death and gore. An interest in other people's misfortune could be called ghoulish, and so could a fascination with deadly car accidents or plane crashes.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective ghoulish, which describes something typical of an evil spirit or too interested in unpleasant things. See examples, synonyms and related words.

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   Learn the meaning of ghoulish, an adjective that describes something or someone related to ghouls, death, or morbid curiosity. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and word frequency of ghoulish.

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   Ghoulish means relating to ghouls, morbid, or disgusting. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of ghoulish in English and Spanish, and see related words and antonyms.