ghoulish
adjective/ˈɡuːlɪʃ/
/ˈɡuːlɪʃ/
- typical of an evil spirit in stories that opens graves and eats the dead bodies in them
- ghoulish laughter
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- (disapproving) too interested in unpleasant things such as death and disaster
- a ghoulish fascination with crime and punishment
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