ghoulishness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English ghoulish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ghoulishness From ghoulish + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality of being ghoulish.
Those who don’t leave crush up against the windows, stand on chairs to get a better look. A swarming ghoulishness that couples with the horror of palms pressed to steaming glass.
2019, Julia Armfield, “Stop your women’s ears with wax”, in Salt Slow, Picador, page 86: