ghouly

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ghouly

/ˈɡuːli/

Sounds like ghoulie, gooly · Rhymes with -uːli

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From ghoul + -y.

adjective more ghouly · most ghouly · ghoully

Resembling or characteristic of a ghoul. We drove through beautiful Walker Pass, Kern, etc. and down Highway 99 (pah!) for awhile,^([sic]) and across to 33 and through the Los Padres National Forest. There is a ghouly feeling of alarming hostile vibrations in many parts of Los Padres. We struck one of those at twilight and drove through it
Similar: ghoulish

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@misc{ghouly_2026,
  title = {ghouly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ghouly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}