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Characteristic of a ghoul; vampirelike; hyenalike.

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    Perversely bad, cruel, or wicked: devilish, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, ogreish, satanic, satanical. See kind/cruel.

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Suggesting the horror of death and decay.

Tutor's tip: A galosh (rubber rain boot) was thrown into the "ghoulish" (loathsome or disgusting) goulash (a type of stew).

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: suggesting the horror of death and decay
  Synonym: morbid

 
 
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