GHOULISH

adj. 1 devilish, demonic, satanic, diabolic(al), fiendish, demoniac(al), cacodemonic, Mephistophelian; infernal, hellish, malign The coven engage in the most ghoulish practices 2 macabre, grisly, morbid, gruesome, disgusting, monstrous, abominable, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrifying, horrid, brutal, barbaric, savage, ruthless, pitiless, merciless, cruel, vicious, feral, inhuman, bloodthirsty, ferocious, Colloq sick She has some ghoulish notions about being eaten alive by rats