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ghoulishness

ghoulishness noun: the quality of being ghoulish.

Noun

ghoulishness (uncountable)

  1. The 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 of ghoulishness

From ghoulish + -ness.

Questions about ghoulishness

What does ghoulishness mean?
Ghoulishness means the quality of being ghoulish.
What part of speech is ghoulishness?
Ghoulishness is a noun.

Words near ghoulishness in the dictionary

  1. ghoulie-ghouls
  2. ghoulies
  3. ghoulification
  4. ghoulish
  5. ghoulishly
  6. ghoulishness
  7. ghoulism
  8. ghoully
  9. ghouls
  10. ghouly
  11. Ghouta

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