1 (in stories) an evil spirit that opens graves and eats the dead bodies in them
2 (disapproving) a person who is too interested in unpleasant things such as death and disaster
ghoulish adjective:
ghoulish laughter
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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