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ghoulish
ghoul G0114100 (go͞ol)n.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.ghoul′ish·ly adv.ghoul′ish·ness n.ghoulish (ˈɡuːlɪʃ) adjof or relating to ghouls; morbid or disgusting; unhealthily interested in death ˈghoulishly adv ˈghoulishness nThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | ghoulish - suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details"morbidoffensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" |
ghoulishadjective macabre, sick (informal), disgusting, hideous, gruesome, grisly, horrid, morbid, unwholesome They are there only to satisfy their ghoulish curiosity.ghoulishadjectivePerversely bad, cruel, or wicked:devilish, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, ogreish, satanic, satanical.TranslationsmakaberμακάβριοςdemoniacoEncyclopediaSeeghoulghoulish
Synonyms for ghoulishadj macabreSynonyms- macabre
- sick
- disgusting
- hideous
- gruesome
- grisly
- horrid
- morbid
- unwholesome
Synonyms for ghoulishadj perversely bad, cruel, or wickedSynonyms- devilish
- diabolic
- diabolical
- fiendish
- hellish
- infernal
- ogreish
- satanic
- satanical
Synonyms for ghoulishadj suggesting the horror of death and decaySynonymsRelated Words |