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ghoulish

[ goo-lish ]

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, relating to, or like a ghoul or ghouls.


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/ ˈɡ³Üː±ôɪʃ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to ghouls; morbid or disgusting; unhealthily interested in death
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ³óŽÇ³Ü±ôŸ±²õ³óness, noun
  • ˈ²µ³óŽÇ³Ü±ôŸ±²õ³óly, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ³óŽÇ³Ü±ôi²õ³ó·±ô²â adverb
  • ²µ³óŽÇ³Ü±ôi²õ³ó·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ghoulish1

First recorded in 1835–45; ghoul + -ish 1
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As you fill up your candy bowl and carve your pumpkins in preparation for All Hallow’s Eve, it’s worth considering the risks that come with the ghoulish festivities and how to prepare for them.

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At the end of the month, they will be carved up with a ghoulish grin to celebrate Halloween, a tradition that is becoming increasingly popular across the globe.

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Large helpings of camp and melodrama propel grisly tales of ghoulish behavior.

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But perhaps the most cringe and egregious aspect of Tim Burton’s record-breaking fall blockbuster was the addition of a "Soul Train" segment, in a ghoulish riffing of the classic ’70s music television series.

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Holding the event nearly 10,000 miles from the epicenter of the Summer Games in Paris is a bold choice that has some safety-conscious experts shaking their heads and ghoulish spectators licking their chops.

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