ghoulish
pronunciation
How to pronounce ghoulish in British English:
UK ['ɡu:lɪʃ]
How to pronounce ghoulish in American English:
US ['ɡulɪʃ]
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- Adjective:
- suggesting the horror of death and decay
Word Origin
- ghoulish (adj.)
- 1840, from ghoul + -ish. Related: Ghoulishly; ghoulishness.
Example
- 1. She spoke from her coffin and made ghoulish demands .
- 2. These ghoulish derivatives go by the charming name of " dead peasants " insurance which says it all , really .
- 3. She also surfaces as a ghoulish monster in an anne rice novel .
- 4. Backbenchers fear the ghoulish tortures of whips and the lost chance of preferment that rudeness about the prime minister might incur .
- 5. She smiled a ghoulish smile , her front teeth missing .