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ghoulish

[goo-lish] / ˈgu lɪʃ /


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It’s the more bonkers elements that make this movie sing and that grinning, ghoulish sensibility proves to be Sokolov’s auteurist signature.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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

He takes this ghoulish stance in the name of making “The Five” more entertaining.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Critics of prediction markets decry betting on wars as ghoulish and tasteless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

She awakened me what I guessed to be a few minutes later, not with ghoulish wails as might be expected, but as a mother would wake up her beloved child.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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