ghoulishness

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noun

The quality of being ghoulish.

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Meanings

nounghoulishness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being ghoulish.

    Those who don’t leave crush up against the windows, stand on chairs to get a better look. A swarming ghoulishness that couples with the horror of palms pressed to steaming glass.

    2019, Julia Armfield, “Stop your women’s ears with wax”, in Salt Slow, Picador, page 86

Origin

From ghoulish + -ness.

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APA

ghoulishness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghoulishness

MLA

“ghoulishness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghoulishness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghoulishness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghoulishness.

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