Ghoulish
adjective
Similar to ghosts or spirits in a creepy or scary way.
The interior of the old haunted house had a ghoulish atmosphere.
Often appears as...
- ghoulish appearance
- ghoulish fascination
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Disapproving
adjective
Having an unpleasant interest in death or suffering.
His ghoulish fascination with horror movies was quite unsettling.
Often appears as...
- ghoulish curiosity
- ghoulish interest
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Disapproving
adjective
Similar to ghosts or spirits in a creepy or scary way.
The interior of the old haunted house had a ghoulish atmosphere.
Often appears as...
- ghoulish appearance
- ghoulish fascination
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Having an unpleasant interest in death or suffering.
His ghoulish fascination with horror movies was quite unsettling.
Often appears as...
- ghoulish curiosity
- ghoulish interest
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Supernatural Imagery
Used to describe settings, characters, or events that evoke the supernatural or horror.
The film featured a ghoulish castle shrouded in mist.
Pro Tip 2/3Creepy Feeling
Evokes feelings of discomfort or fear similar to being haunted.
His ghoulish smile made me feel uneasy.
Pro Tip 3/3Shock Value
Often used to add shock or surprise in storytelling or jokes.
He told a ghoulish story that caught us all off guard.
Pro Tip 1/3Supernatural Imagery
Used to describe settings, characters, or events that evoke the supernatural or horror.
The film featured a ghoulish castle shrouded in mist.
Pro Tip 2/3Creepy Feeling
Evokes feelings of discomfort or fear similar to being haunted.
His ghoulish smile made me feel uneasy.
Pro Tip 3/3Shock Value
Often used to add shock or surprise in storytelling or jokes.
He told a ghoulish story that caught us all off guard.
Pro Tip 1/3Supernatural Imagery
Used to describe settings, characters, or events that evoke the supernatural or horror.
The film featured a ghoulish castle shrouded in mist.
Pro Tip 2/3Creepy Feeling
Evokes feelings of discomfort or fear similar to being haunted.
His ghoulish smile made me feel uneasy.
Pro Tip 3/3Shock Value
Often used to add shock or surprise in storytelling or jokes.
He told a ghoulish story that caught us all off guard.
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Grave Robbers PIPE National...
five feet long with a t-handle at one end and a hook at the other and they literally would hook the body under the jaw and pierce the skin and then they would literally just pull the body right up out of that shaft and though their ghoulish practice was illegal and unethical they're despicable deeds help
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Nathan Myhrvold: A life...
and oh boy, does it clarify chicken stock. You would not believe it! I perform a series of ghoulish experiments on food -- in this case, trying to calibrate a mathematical model so that one can predict exactly
Video examples
Grave Robbers PIPE National...
five feet long with a t-handle at one end and a hook at the other and they literally would hook the body under the jaw and pierce the skin and then they would literally just pull the body right up out of that shaft and though their ghoulish practice was illegal and unethical they're despicable deeds help
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Nathan Myhrvold: A life...
and oh boy, does it clarify chicken stock. You would not believe it! I perform a series of ghoulish experiments on food -- in this case, trying to calibrate a mathematical model so that one can predict exactly
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Quote examples
Jennifer Armintrout
American Author
Social media reactions to celebrity death have taken on a predictable pattern: an outpouring of shock with expressions of grief, followed by a ghoulish need to know all the details, to see the scene of the death and the family in mourning. Then a post-mortem dissection of all the perceived flaws the celebrity had.
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Brin-Jonathan Butler
American Journalist
Bullfighting is every bit as ghoulish and savage as its critics warn, but it is equally as powerful and moving as its supporters insist. Perhaps the most vexing aspect about it is that neither group is wrong: they are both telling the truth.
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Deanna Raybourn
American Author
It sounds ghoulish, but it would have been fascinating to be in Paris in 1789 and watch the revolution begin. I can't even imagine what the energy must have been like that year with all of that change crackling in the air.
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Karen Kilgariff
American Writer
I think women believed for a long time that it was inappropriate for them to be interested in true crime. It made them judge themselves, or feel weird or ghoulish.
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Jennifer Armintrout
American Author
Social media reactions to celebrity death have taken on a predictable pattern: an outpouring of shock with expressions of grief, followed by a ghoulish need to know all the details, to see the scene of the death and the family in mourning. Then a post-mortem dissection of all the perceived flaws the celebrity had.
Quote examples
Brin-Jonathan Butler
American Journalist
Bullfighting is every bit as ghoulish and savage as its critics warn, but it is equally as powerful and moving as its supporters insist. Perhaps the most vexing aspect about it is that neither group is wrong: they are both telling the truth.
Quote examples
Deanna Raybourn
American Author
It sounds ghoulish, but it would have been fascinating to be in Paris in 1789 and watch the revolution begin. I can't even imagine what the energy must have been like that year with all of that change crackling in the air.
Quote examples
Karen Kilgariff
American Writer
I think women believed for a long time that it was inappropriate for them to be interested in true crime. It made them judge themselves, or feel weird or ghoulish.
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