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- Dictionaryghoulish/ˈɡuːlɪʃ/
adjective
- 1. resembling or characteristic of a ghoul: "a ghoulish mask" Similar
- 2. morbidly interested in death or disaster: "she told the story with ghoulish relish"
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GHOULISH definition: 1. ugly and unpleasant, or frightening: 2. connected with death and unpleasant things: 3. ugly…. Learn more.
How to use ghoulish in a sentence. resembling, suggesting, or appropriate to a ghoul; relating to, dealing with, or morbidly delighting in things considered shocking or gruesome… See the full definition
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.
(disapproving) too interested in unpleasant things such as death and disaster. a ghoulish fascination with crime and punishment. Check pronunciation: ghoulish. Definition of ghoulish adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Ghoulish people and things show an unnatural interest in things such as human suffering, death, or dead bodies. [ disapproval ] They are there only to satisfy their ghoulish curiosity.
Ghoulish people and things show an unnatural interest in things such as human suffering, death, or dead bodies.
Ghoulish definition: strangely diabolical or cruel; monstrous. See examples of GHOULISH used in a sentence.
Ghoulish definition: Of or pertaining to <a>ghouls</a>.
1. An evil spirit or demon in Muslim folklore believed to plunder graves and feed on corpses. 2. In popular folklore, an undead or subhuman being, especially one that eats human flesh. 3. A grave robber. 4. One who delights in the revolting, morbid, or loathsome. [Arabic ġūl, from ġāla, to seize, snatch; see ġwl in Semitic roots .] ghoul′ish adj.
resembling or characteristic of a ghoul:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
