GHOUL


Meaning of GHOUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgül ]

noun

Etymology: Arabic ghūl

Date: 1786

1. : a legendary evil being that robs graves and feeds on corpses

2. : one suggestive of a ghoul ; especially : one who shows morbid interest in things considered shocking or repulsive

• ghoul·ish ˈgü-lish adjective

• ghoul·ish·ly adverb

• ghoul·ish·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.