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ghoulish definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details" [syn: ghoulish, morbid]

Merriam Webster's

adjective see ghoul

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ghoulish Ghoul"ish, a. Characteristic of a ghoul; vampirelike; hyenalike.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Ghoulish people and things show an unnatural interest in things such as human suffering, death, or dead bodies. They are there only to satisfy their ghoulish curiosity. ADJ: usu ADJ n [disapproval] 2. Something that is ghoulish looks or behaves like a ghoul. ...the ghoulish apparitions at the window. ADJ: usu ADJ n

Moby Thesaurus

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