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ghoulish

[goo-lish] / ˈgu lɪʃ /


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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

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

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

A short, pleasurable, if somewhat ghoulish, guffaw sounded behind the curtain.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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