Meaning of ghouly | Babel Free

Definitions

Resembling or characteristic of a ghoul.

Examples

“We drove through beautiful Walker Pass⟳, Kern, etc. and down Highway 99 (pah!) for awhile,^([sic]) and across to 33 and through the Los Padres National Forest. There is a ghouly feeling of alarming hostile vibrations in many parts of Los Padres. We struck one of those at twilight and drove through it, not wanting at all to stop⟳, but we did have⟳ to stop⟳ for the night, choosing some higher ground, with a tremendous view⟳, and after a Pipe in Tioga, we felt protected and able to keep⟳ apprehension at bay.”

“A finger tapped him lightly from behind, / And Jackie turned quite suddenly to greet⟳ / A ghouly stranger with a corpse-like face⟳, / Who left a box, then faded from the place⟳.”

“And for the sentimental among you, the trusty old Succubus (that’s a submarine not a ghouly undead thing in a skimpy negligee) is apparently still around somewhere.”

“To impress⟳ the leader of the Goths, a ghouly senior who wore a trench coat and painted his nails black, Michael stole a fax machine from his father and gave it to him.”

“He’d asked, ‘What do you mean⟳? Of course they see⟳ you when you’re there, right in front of them.’ / ‘It’s because they don’t want⟳ to see⟳ you, sucker,’ Freya had answered. ‘So you give⟳ them the chance. We’re part of the other. No one wants to recognize the other.’ She’d given the words a ghouly quaver. ‘Makes them nervous.’”

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