ghoulish
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Awarding only one star, the Independent's Clarisse Loughrey described the film as a "ghoulish, soulless cash grab".
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
What makes the character indelible is the ghoulish heavy makeup, a bright red wig with tiny bangs, and oversized tinted sunglasses -- a cartoonish look that has gone viral.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
Aficionados will delight in minor details such as being close enough to touch the ghoulish monkey music box from the original, and being within breathing distance of the performers in these famous roles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
But it’s really the performances, casting and artistic flourishes that make “Wednesday” a ghoulish delight.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025
But his face was tilted back, his lips retracted and teeth bared in a ghoulish parody of a smile.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing ghoulish
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The Suffix -ish, Part 3
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