Adjective : a ghoulish and questionable sense of humor. ,ghoulish curiosity. From Dictionary.com.
There is in these verses a certain morbidity, an almost ghoulishness, that is very seldom present elsewhere in his writing. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Plays and Playwrights] Reference
Now, for at least the near-term, there is a new ghoulishness in town. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Gregory: Hit and Run in the Beverly Hills Bermuda Triangle] Reference
Perhaps Ian had been more right than I thought about the ghoulishness of doctors. From Wordnik.com. [Drums of Autumn]
And it's the ghoulishness about it that I didn't think that this city needed to have on CNN. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 7, 2008] Reference
Should something major happen I'll report it, but there is a fine line between interest and ghoulishness. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference
“Think of them as maps,” he always said when someone commented on the ghoulishness of his collection. From Wordnik.com. [Dreaming in French] Reference
From Left 4 Dead to Zombieland to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, ghoulishness has never been more exciting and relevant. From Wordnik.com. [John Joseph Adams » The Living Dead 2] Reference
Indeed, this mercado seems to specialise in taquerias and herberias (with their macabre ghoulishness and implications of brujeria). From Wordnik.com. [Exploring Mexico's Markets] Reference
Andrea was kind enough to suggest and supply a sufficiently Halloweeny bit of ghoulishness to reconcile the setback of temporary lack of access to mine own troves. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady of the House of Love | Miette's Bedtime Story Podcast] Reference
His discussion of the legal case around the insurance payoff on the World Trade Center, which revolves around a question of semantics, is chilling and fascinating in its very ghoulishness. From Wordnik.com. [A Bland and Deadly Courtesy] Reference
Novels infested with ghastly scenes can succeed in either of two ways: by entertaining you, as good mystery and horror novelists do, or by offering insights that make the ghoulishness worthwhile. From Wordnik.com. [2007 December 03 « One-Minute Book Reviews] Reference
What has to follow is the carefully foreseen and planned dependence on conglomerates such as the media, to systematically aid and abet the most crucifying part of this ghoulishness and this is, psychological terrorism. From Wordnik.com. [Safety in Michoacan] Reference
Consequently, it is not so much a question of Mr. Demme not being worthy of Charade, but of Charade, with its Donen-and-Stone gleeful ghoulishness, not being right for the ultra-civilized, if not ultra-squeamish, Mr. Demme. From Wordnik.com. [What's the Fuss About Remakes? The Truth About Charlie Is a Lark] Reference
Here I was giggling despite the ghoulishness of it all. From Wordnik.com. [::A Geek in Korea::] Reference
What better way to celebrate the ghoulishness than with some Halloween wines. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to The Science of Spending Stimulus Money Wisely] Reference
Or is its blank stare the ghoulishness that affixes your eyes to a bloody car accident?. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily] Reference
I don't even see the humor in it, even setting aside the heartless ghoulishness involved. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference
I thought the limit of ghoulishness already had been reached in the recitation of Issus 'menu. From Wordnik.com. [The Gods of Mars] Reference
Just foggy moors and manors and wise old Gypsy ladies and candlelit Victorian ghoulishness and round-the-corner frights. From Wordnik.com. [the latest from teenvogue.com] Reference
If he is going to sign this as promised then perhaps the media will have to report on it and his ghoulishness will be exposed. From Wordnik.com. [4Simpsons Blog - Eternity Matters] Reference
Despite the ghoulishness of the fund's warnings, few gave them the attention they deserved, though the G20 leaders did take note. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
Those scenes also are Scorsese at his finest, radiant flashes of tragic grandeur in a film that otherwise is mostly a study in ghoulishness. From Wordnik.com. [Aspen Times - Top Stories] Reference
Some might argue that this Halloween ghoulishness is all part of growing up, but if you believe that, perhaps we should permit schoolteachers to take children on field trips to the city morgue. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
There is the usual Burton-esque ghoulishness (Helena Bonham Carter's Red Queen, whose favorite retort is "Off with their heads," has a moat filled with bobbing noggins), but Zanuck assures most kids can handle it. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"Wot 'e means, your supreme ghoulishness," said Mudge as Jon-Tom's protests degenerated into babble, "is that 'e don't know wot' e's talkin 'about. From Wordnik.com. [The Time of the Transference]
But the harm her writing has on her children does not depend on where the diagnosis comes from, nor does Salon’s ghoulishness in running The Ayelet Suicide Watch. From Wordnik.com. [The Waldman Contretemps : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits] Reference
Shelly asked with innocent ghoulishness. From Wordnik.com. [Hunting Season]
Is ghoulishness a function solely of timing?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-01-22] Reference
Naturally it takes to ghoulishness. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys to Bagdad] Reference
Politically Correct ghoulishness?. From Wordnik.com. [10/30/2005 - 11/06/2005] Reference
(More ghoulishness behind the cut!. From Wordnik.com. [i was a dam builder....] Reference
"It's just -- the ghoulishness of it!. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Journeys On] Reference
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