Ghoulish

Origin

ghoul + -ish

Full definition of ghoulish

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to ghouls.
2. Of or pertaining to corpses and graverobbing.
• 1922 — H.P. Lovecraft, Herbert West: ReanimatorWe had that afternoon dug a grave in the cellar, and would have to fill it by dawn -- for although we had fixed a lock on the house, we wished to shun even the remotest risk of a ghoulish discovery.
3. Fascinated by corpses.