ghoulishadjective
uk/ˈɡuː.lɪʃ/us/ˈɡuː.lɪʃ/ugly and unpleasant, or frightening:
ghoulish faces
disapproving connected with death and unpleasant things:
He takes a ghoulish delight in reading about horrific murders.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not attractive to look at
- a blot on the landscape idiom
- back end
- be no oil painting idiom
- be not much to look at idiom
- blowsy
- florid
- hideously
- horsey
- icky
- inelegant
- look a fright idiom
- look like the back end of a bus idiom
- minger
- mousy
- putrid
- tasteless
- twee
- ugly
- ugly duckling
- unappealing
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Frightening and scaring
Death and dying
ghoulishly
adverb uk/ˈɡuː.lɪʃ.li/us/ˈɡuː.lɪʃ.li/