adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to ghouls.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ghouly
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ghoulish
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɡuː.lɪʃ/
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rhymes with -uːlɪʃ
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CMU ARPABET: G UW1 L IH0 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to corpses and graverobbing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Fascinated by corpses; morbid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
suggesting the horror of death and decay
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- morbid details
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: morbid
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English ghoul Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English ghoulish From ghoul + -ish.