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ghoulish

How to use ghoulish in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for ghoulish.

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I played MUDs till my social life withered to a pale, ghoulish shred of nothingness.

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Quick take

suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details"

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ghoulish.

adjective

suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details"

Example sentences

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I played MUDs till my social life withered to a pale, ghoulish shred of nothingness.

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If you define it by "ghoulish", how about rewriting it to make it more clear anyway?

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I'm still amazed that this incredibly ghoulish display survived the fall of Communism all the way to this day.

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Rather than being ghoulish, it's thought-provoking - it's odd to see an actual historical figure in the flesh, if not the spirit.

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Really, the people who designed such ghoulish "deterrents" should be held accountable for the deaths they contributed to.

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I think most people are taking on this debate with the ghoulish yet all-to-possible assumption that Jobs is not going to be with us for much longer.

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Most organizations are not Google or Facebook or Uber, so setting up a P2P network of registries is ghoulish overkill.

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The amber alert price tag is way too highYour ghoulish calculus could take into account some of the other ways the country decides to spend its money.

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Because ghoulish influencers are already swarming it and publishing to Instagram or whatever looking for likes.

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I downvoted it because it is ghoulish and cynical to use a personal story like this to promote some particular research agenda.

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2. showing fascination with death, disease, maiming, etc.; morbid: ghoulish curiosity.

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"A righteous person would say that making money off the back of a global pandemic is at best opportunistic and at worst downright immoral—that the ghoulish deus ex machina that made short-sellers rich included hundreds of thousands of people dying and widespread economic devastation"Well, indeed.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use ghoulish in a sentence?

I played MUDs till my social life withered to a pale, ghoulish shred of nothingness.

What does ghoulish mean?

suggesting the horror of death and decay; "morbid details"

What part of speech is ghoulish?

ghoulish is commonly used as adjective.