What does ghoulish mean?
Definitions for ghoulish
ghoul·ish
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word ghoulish.
Princeton's WordNet
ghoulish, morbidadjective
suggesting the horror of death and decay
"morbid details"
Wiktionary
ghoulishadjective
Of or pertaining to ghouls.
ghoulishadjective
Of or pertaining to corpses and graverobbing.
ghoulishadjective
Fascinated with corpses.
ChatGPT
ghoulish
Ghoulish refers to something strangely diabolical or cruel, typically showing fascination with death, disease, or other disturbing subjects. It's often associated with characteristics or behaviors reminiscent of a ghoul - a legendary evil being in folklore that robs graves and feeds on corpses.
Webster Dictionary
Ghoulishadjective
characteristic of a ghoul; vampirelike; hyenalike
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ghoulish in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ghoulish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of ghoulish in a Sentence
Besides it being ghoulish behavior...it's tampering with evidence, obviously.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for ghoulish
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for ghoulish »
Translation
Find a translation for the ghoulish definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"ghoulish." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 10 Jun 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/ghoulish>.
Discuss these ghoulish definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In