ghoulish

ghoul (g

1. One who delights in the revolting, morbid, or loathsome.

2. A grave robber.

3. An evil spirit or demon in Muslim folklore believed to plunder graves and feed on corpses.

[Arabic l, from la, to seize, snatch; see wl in Semitic roots.]

ghoulish adj.

ghoulish·ly adv.

ghoulish·ness n.

ghoulish [ˈguːlɪʃ]

adj

of or relating to ghouls; morbid or disgusting; unhealthily interested in death

ghoulishly adv

ghoulishness n

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Adj.

ghoulish - suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details"

morbid

offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"

ghoulish

adjective macabre, sick (informal), disgusting, hideous, gruesome, grisly, horrid, morbid, unwholesome They are there only to satisfy their ghoulish curiosity.

Translations

ghoulish [ˈguːlɪʃ] ADJ [practice, activity] → macabro; [person, curiosity] → morboso

ghoulish [ˈguːlɪʃ] adj [tastes] → morbide

ghoulish

adj → makaber; description → schaurig

ghoulish [ˈguːlɪʃ] adj (tastes) → macabro/a

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It is a charming faculty, but one often abused by those who are conscious of its possession: for there is something ghoulish in the avidity with which they will pounce upon the misfortune of their friends so that they may exercise their dexterity.

Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

This was more than Lady Arabella's curious dual nature could stand-- the ghoulish element in her rose triumphant, and she abandoned all idea of marriage with Edgar Caswall, gloating fiendishly over the thought of revenge.

The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context

He remembered the luncheon they had eaten together when first he came to Paris and the ghoulish appetite which had disgusted him: he realised now that she ate in that manner because she was ravenous.

Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

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