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ghoulish
Of or pertaining to corpses and graverobbing.
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  1. Of or pertaining to corpses and graverobbing.
  2. Fascinated by corpses.
ghastly
Extremely bad.
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  1. Extremely bad.
  2. Causing shock, revulsion, or horror; terrifying:
  3. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.
fiendish
Extremely wicked or cruel.
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  1. Extremely wicked or cruel.
  2. Of or like a fiend; devilish; inhumanly wicked or cruel
  3. Extremely bad, disagreeable, or difficult:
ghostly
(Now Rare) Having to do with the soul or religion; spiritual
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  1. (Now Rare) Having to do with the soul or religion; spiritual
  2. Of, like, or characteristic of a ghost; spectral
  3. Of or relating to the soul or spirit; spiritual.
supernatural
Of or relating to existence outside the natural world.
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  1. Of or relating to existence outside the natural world.
  2. Attributed to a power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces.
  3. Existing or occurring outside the normal experience or knowledge of man; not explainable by the known forces or laws of nature; specif., of, involving, or attributed to God or a god
preternatural
Transcending the natural or material order; supernatural.
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  1. Transcending the natural or material order; supernatural.
  2. Differing from or beyond what is normally found in or expected from nature; abnormal
  3. Supernatural
appalling
Horrifying and astonishing.
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  1. Horrifying and astonishing.
  2. Causing horror, shock, or dismay
  3. Causing consternation or dismay; frightful:
sepulchral
Of sepulchers, burial, etc.
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  1. Of sepulchers, burial, etc.
  2. Of or relating to a burial vault or a receptacle for sacred relics.
  3. Suggestive of the grave or burial; dismal; gloomy
funereal
Of or relating to a funeral.
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  1. Of or relating to a funeral.
  2. Appropriate for or suggestive of a funeral; mournful:
  3. Of or suitable for a funeral; esp., sad and solemn; gloomy; dismal
devilish
Of, resembling, or characteristic of a devil, as:
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  1. Of, resembling, or characteristic of a devil, as:
  2. Of or like a devil; wicked; cruel; diabolic
  3. Mischievous, teasing, or annoying.
hair-raising
Causing excitement, terror, or thrills.
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  1. Causing excitement, terror, or thrills.
  2. Causing, or thought of as causing, the hair to stand on end; terrifying or shocking
eldritch
Weird; eerie
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  1. Weird; eerie
  2. Strange or unearthly; eerie.
demoniac
Possessed or influenced by a demon
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  1. Possessed or influenced by a demon
  2. Like or characteristic of a demon; fiendish; frenzied
  3. Possessed, produced, or influenced by a demon:
satanic
Relating to or suggestive of Satan or evil.
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  1. Relating to or suggestive of Satan or evil.
  2. Of, characteristic of, or like Satan; devilish; infernal; diabolic
eerie
Mysterious, uncanny, or weird, esp. in such a way as to frighten or disturb
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  1. Mysterious, uncanny, or weird, esp. in such a way as to frighten or disturb
  2. (Scots) Frightened or intimidated by superstition.
  3. Inspiring inexplicable fear, dread, or uneasiness; strange and frightening.
spectral
Having the appearance of a spectre; ghostly.
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  1. Having the appearance of a spectre; ghostly.
  2. Of, relating to, or produced by a spectrum.
  3. Of, having the nature of, or like a specter; phantom; ghostly
uncanny
Mysterious or unfamiliar, esp. in such a way as to frighten or make uneasy; preternaturally strange; eerie; weird
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  1. Mysterious or unfamiliar, esp. in such a way as to frighten or make uneasy; preternaturally strange; eerie; weird
  2. So remarkable, acute, etc. as to seem preternatural
  3. Mysterious or impossible to explain, especially when causing uneasiness or astonishment.
haunted
Frequented, inhabited, etc. by a ghost or ghosts
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  1. Frequented, inhabited, etc. by a ghost or ghosts
spooky
Easily startled; skittish:
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  1. Easily startled; skittish:
  2. Of, like, or suggesting a spook or spooks; weird; eerie
  3. Suggestive of ghosts or spirits, especially in being eerie or disturbing:
extramundane
Beyond mundane, beyond ordinary.
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  1. Beyond mundane, beyond ordinary.
  2. Extraterrestrial; occurring or originating outside of the Earth.
  3. Occurring or existing outside of the physical world or universe.
extrasensory
Being outside the normal range or bounds of the senses.
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  1. Being outside the normal range or bounds of the senses.
  2. Occurring or seeming to occur apart from, or in addition to, the normal function of the usual senses
metaphysical
Beyond the physical or material; incorporeal, supernatural, or transcendental
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  1. Beyond the physical or material; incorporeal, supernatural, or transcendental
  2. Of, connected with, or having the nature of, metaphysics
  3. Immaterial or supernatural:
miraculous
Able to work miracles
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  1. Able to work miracles
  2. So astounding as to suggest a miracle; phenomenal:
  3. Having the nature of a miracle; supernatural
preternatural
Transcending the natural or material order; supernatural.
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  1. Transcending the natural or material order; supernatural.
  2. Differing from or beyond what is normally found in or expected from nature; abnormal
  3. Supernatural
superhuman
Beyond ordinary or normal human ability, power, or experience:
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  1. Beyond ordinary or normal human ability, power, or experience:
  2. Above or beyond the human; preternatural or supernatural.
  3. Having powers or a nature above that of a human being
supernatural
Attributed to a power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces.
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  1. Attributed to a power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces.
  2. Of or relating to the immediate exercise of divine power; miraculous.
  3. Existing or occurring outside the normal experience or knowledge of man; not explainable by the known forces or laws of nature; specif., of, involving, or attributed to God or a god
superphysical
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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  1. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
  2. Exceeding or going beyond the purely physical.
  3. Not explained by known physical laws; preternatural or supernatural.
supersensible
Outside or beyond the range of perception by the senses
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  1. Outside or beyond the range of perception by the senses
  2. Beyond or above perception by the senses.
transcendental
Asserting a fundamental irrationality or supernatural element in experience.
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  1. Asserting a fundamental irrationality or supernatural element in experience.
  2. (Philosophy) Concerned with the a priori or intuitive basis of knowledge, independent of experience.
  3. Mystical or supernatural.
eerie
Mysterious, uncanny, or weird, esp. in such a way as to frighten or disturb
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  1. Mysterious, uncanny, or weird, esp. in such a way as to frighten or disturb
  2. (Scots) Frightened or intimidated by superstition.
  3. Inspiring inexplicable fear, dread, or uneasiness; strange and frightening.
uncanny
So remarkable, acute, etc. as to seem preternatural
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  1. So remarkable, acute, etc. as to seem preternatural
  2. Mysterious or unfamiliar, esp. in such a way as to frighten or make uneasy; preternaturally strange; eerie; weird
  3. Mysterious or impossible to explain, especially when causing uneasiness or astonishment.
weird
Strikingly odd, strange, etc.; fantastic; bizarre
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  1. Strikingly odd, strange, etc.; fantastic; bizarre
  2. Of or about ghosts, evil spirits, or other supernatural things; unearthly, mysterious, eerie, etc.
  3. Strikingly odd or unusual, especially in an unsettling way; strange:
spooky
Suggestive of ghosts or spirits, especially in being eerie or disturbing:
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  1. Suggestive of ghosts or spirits, especially in being eerie or disturbing:
  2. Easily startled; skittish:
  3. Of, like, or suggesting a spook or spooks; weird; eerie
absurd
Extremely unreasonable, incongruous, or inappropriate:
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  1. Extremely unreasonable, incongruous, or inappropriate:
  2. Impossible to take seriously; silly:
  3. Of, relating to, or manifesting the view that there is no order or meaning in human life or in the universe.
foolish
Ridiculous; absurd
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  1. Ridiculous; absurd
  2. Lacking or exhibiting a lack of good sense or judgment; silly:
  3. Capable of arousing laughter; absurd or ridiculous:
harebrained
Having or showing little sense; reckless, flighty, giddy, rash, etc.
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  1. Having or showing little sense; reckless, flighty, giddy, rash, etc.
idiotic
Showing foolishness or stupidity.
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  1. Showing foolishness or stupidity.
  2. Of, having the nature of, or characteristic of an idiot; very foolish or stupid
  3. Exhibiting profound mental retardation. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
insane
Intended for use by such persons:
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  1. Intended for use by such persons:
  2. Immoderate; wild:
  3. Characteristic of or associated with persons who are mentally deranged:
lunatic
Of or for people who are mentally deranged.
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  1. Of or for people who are mentally deranged.
  2. Of or for insane persons
  3. Suffering from lunacy; insane
mad
Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas:
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  1. Temporarily or apparently deranged by violent sensations, emotions, or ideas:
  2. (Slang) Excellent; wonderful:
  3. Mentally ill; insane
moronic
Showing foolishness or stupidity.
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  1. Showing foolishness or stupidity.
  2. Exhibiting mild intellectual disability. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
nonsensical
Lacking intelligible meaning:
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  1. Lacking intelligible meaning:
  2. Without sense; unmeaning; absurd; foolish; irrational; preposterous.
  3. Unintelligible, foolish, silly, absurd, etc.
preposterous
(Obs.) With the first last and the last first; inverted
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  1. (Obs.) With the first last and the last first; inverted
  2. So contrary to nature, reason, or common sense as to be laughable; absurd; ridiculous
silly
Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous:
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  1. Lacking seriousness or responsibleness; frivolous:
  2. Having or exhibiting a lack of good judgment or common sense; foolish.
  3. Having or showing little sense, judgment, or sobriety; foolish, stupid, absurd, ludicrous, irrational, etc.
softheaded
Lacking judgment, realism, or firmness.
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  1. Lacking judgment, realism, or firmness.
  2. Stupid or foolish
tomfool
Extremely foolish or stupid.
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  1. Extremely foolish or stupid.
  2. Foolish, stupid, or silly
zany
Comical in an extravagantly ludicrous or slapstick manner
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  1. Comical in an extravagantly ludicrous or slapstick manner
  2. Unusual and bizarre in a funny, comical way; outlandish; clownish
  3. Foolish or crazy
cockeyed
Intoxicated; drunk.
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  1. Intoxicated; drunk.
  2. (Slang) Tilted to one side; crooked; awry
  3. Silly; ridiculous; foolish
crazy
In love; experiencing romantic feelings.
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  1. In love; experiencing romantic feelings.
  2. Intensely involved or preoccupied:
  3. Insane; lunatic; demented.
loony
(Of a person) insane
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  1. (Of a person) insane
  2. Mentally deranged; crazy.
  3. Crazy; demented
loopy
Confused; befuddled
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  1. Confused; befuddled
  2. Befuddled or disoriented:
  3. Crazy or eccentric:
balmy
Pleasantly warm and breezy
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  1. Pleasantly warm and breezy
  2. Having the qualities of balm; soothing, fragrant, etc.
  3. (Chiefly Brit., Slang) Crazy or foolish
dippy
Lacking common sense
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  1. Lacking common sense
  2. Not sensible; foolish.
  3. (Slang) Foolish, eccentric, or crazy
dopey
Mentally slow or confused; lethargic or stupid
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  1. Mentally slow or confused; lethargic or stupid
  2. Stupid; doltish:
  3. Silly, ridiculous, etc.
jerky
(Slang) Foolish; silly:
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  1. (Slang) Foolish; silly:
  2. Characterized or moving by jerks; making sudden starts and stops or spasmodic movements
  3. Characterized by jerks or jerking:
sappy
(Slang) Foolish or silly, often, specif., in an overly sentimental way
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  1. (Slang) Foolish or silly, often, specif., in an overly sentimental way
  2. (US) Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)
  3. (Slang) Silly or foolish.
wacky
(Slang) Erratic, eccentric, or irrational; zany
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  1. (Slang) Erratic, eccentric, or irrational; zany
  2. Eccentric or irrational:
  3. Crazy; silly:
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  • It showed him in battle, his hardened body moving with unearthly speed and agility against enemies that were obscured.

  • The unearthly shrill of the telephone shattered the scene, once, twice, three times before Dean clawed at the instrument and grumbled something.

  • The extreme length of the limbs and the absence of a tail are other features of these small apes, which are thoroughly arboreal in their habits, and make the woods resound with their unearthly cries at night.

  • The girl Nongkwase, standing in the river where the spirits had first appeared, heard unearthly noises, interpreted by her father as orders to kill more and more cattle.

  • With the splendour of the full moon falling upon him, his hand clasping his Shakespeare, and looking, as we are told, almost unearthly in the majestic beauty of his old age, Tennyson passed away at Aldworth on the night of the 6th of October 1892.

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