Definition of Ghoulish

unusually interested in death or destruction

Examples of Ghoulish in a sentence

The ghoulish individual had a sick fascination with death, which may have been what spurred him to commit those heinous crimes.  🔊

While it is not wrong to have some interest in death, a ghoulish fascination with it is considered unhealthy and psychologically unstable.  🔊

The ghoulish criminal was always looking to see the fruits of his dark labor, which is why he didn’t bury the corpses of his victims.  🔊

While most grave robbers do what they do for personal gain, others might do it because they are ghoulish and have an interest in death.  🔊

People that have an unhealthy fascination with death and destruction can be considered ghoulish, and possibly mentally unhealthy.  🔊

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