ghoulish C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɡuː.lɪʃ/ UK /ˈɡuː.lɪʃ/ See IPA manual Freq #43603 Meanings 1 adj morbidly interested in death or suggesting the horror associated with ghouls The newspaper's ghoulish fascination with the murder upset the family. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · morbidly interested in... morbid Word family Derived forms ghoulishlyghoulishnessunghoulish Related forms ghastlymacabre Etymology From ghoul + -ish. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # ghoulish **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɡuː.lɪʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡuː.lɪʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 43603 ## Meanings 1. morbidly interested in death or suggesting the horror associated with ghouls ## Examples - The newspaper's ghoulish fascination with the murder upset the family. ## Synonyms - morbid ## Derived Forms - ghoulishly - ghoulishness - unghoulish ## Related Forms - ghastly - macabre ## Etymology From ghoul + -ish. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown