ghoulish

/ˈɡuːlɪʃ/
adjective
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a ghoul; having a morbid or gruesome interest in death or disaster.
    • The movie had a ghoulish atmosphere that made everyone uneasy.
    • His ghoulish fascination with car crashes worried his friends.
    • She gave a ghoulish laugh when she described the haunted house.
  2. Pale, gaunt, or ghostly in appearance.
    • The ghoulish figure in the painting had hollow eyes and a bony face.
    • After weeks of illness, he looked ghoulish and thin.
    • Her ghoulish complexion made her look like she had seen a ghost.
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