"ghoulish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɡuː.lɪʃ/ Forms: more ghoulish [comparative], most ghoulish [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːlɪʃ Etymology: From ghoul + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ghoul|ish}} ghoul + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} ghoulish (comparative more ghoulish, superlative most ghoulish)
  1. Of or pertaining to ghouls. Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: ghouly
    Sense id: en-ghoulish-en-adj-Q4eZGMq- Disambiguation of Death: 53 45 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 44 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 47 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 42 43 15
  2. Of or pertaining to corpses and graverobbing. Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-ghoulish-en-adj-z75XuptR Disambiguation of Death: 53 45 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 44 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 47 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 42 43 15
  3. Fascinated by corpses.
    Sense id: en-ghoulish-en-adj-iw06N6DC Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 42 43 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ghastly, macabre

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