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   ghastly

   /ˈɡɑːs(t)li/

   adjective

   • 1. causing great horror or fear: "one of the most ghastly crimes ever committed" Similar terriblefrightfulhorriblegrimawfuldirefrighteningterrifyinghorrifyingalarmingdistressingshockingappallingharrowingdreadfulfearfulhideoushorrendousmonstrousunspeakablegruesometragiccalamitousgrievousgrislyseriousseveregravevery badgrievousdreadfulterribleawfulfrightfuldireunforgivableinexcusableindefensiblereprehensibledisgracefulshamefularchaic, humorous:parlousOpposite pleasanttrivialexcusable
   • 2. extremely unwell: "she had sobered up but she felt ghastly" Similar illunwellwashed outpeakysickqueasynauseousnauseatedgreen around the gillsoffoff colourpoorlyinformal:roughlousyrottenterribleawfulhorribledreadfulcrummygrottyropywabbitpeely-wallycrookvulgar slang:crappydated:queerseedyrare:peakedpeakishOpposite fine
   • ▪ deathly white: "a ghastly pallor" Similar palewhitepallidpastypasty-facedwancolourlessanaemicbloodlesswashed outpeakypeakishashenashen-facedashychalkychalk whitegreywhitishwhite-facedwhey-facedwaxenwaxyblancheddrainedpinchedgreensicklysallowas white as a sheetas white as a ghostdeathly palecadaverouscorpse-likeghostlikespectralinformal:like death warmed uppeely-wallyrare:lividetiolatedlymphaticOpposite healthy
   • 3. very objectionable, bad, or unpleasant: informal "the weather was ghastly" Similar unpleasantobjectionableoffensivedisagreeabledistastefuldispleasingunacceptableoff-puttingundesirableobnoxiousnastydisgustingawfulterribledreadfulfrightfulfoulrepulsiverepellentrepugnantrevoltingabhorrentloathsomehatefulodiousdetestablereprehensibledeplorableappallinginsufferableintolerabledespicablecontemptiblebeyond the palevileobsceneunsavouryunpalatablesickeningnauseatingnauseousnoxiousinformal:horriblehorridsick-makingbeastlyarchaic:disgustfulloathlyrare:exceptionablerebarbativeOpposite charming

   Word Origin Middle English: from obsolete gast ‘terrify’, from Old Englishgǣstan, of Germanic origin; related to ghost. The gh spelling is by association with ghost. The sense ‘objectionable’ dates from the mid 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ghastliness noun
   • 2. ghastlily adverb

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   What does ghastly and gruesome mean?

   • ghastly suggests the terrifying aspects of corpses and ghosts. grisly and gruesome suggest additionally the results of extreme violence or cruelty. macabre implies a morbid preoccupation with the physical aspects of death. lurid adds to gruesome the suggestion of shuddering fascination with violent death and especially with murder.

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   What does ghastly mean?

   • ghastly, grisly, gruesome, macabre, lurid mean horrifying and repellent in appearance or aspect. ghastly suggests the terrifying aspects of corpses and ghosts. grisly and gruesome suggest additionally the results of extreme violence or cruelty. macabre implies a morbid preoccupation with the physical aspects of death.

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   Is gastli a ghastly word?

   • It is very close in meaning to the similarly spelled ghostly. In fact, the word in Old English was originally spelled gastli. But over the years, people confused gastli with ghost, began to adopt the gh- spelling. But don't you forget the "h" - that would be a ghastly spelling error on your part.

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   What is a ghastly tragedy?

   • In these circumstances, a ghastly tragedy could occur at any time for want of on-site surgery, anaesthetists and inter-hospital transport. Big towns have been ghastly models of slums, industrial de- velopment, housing, roads and railways—all thrown together in an unplanned tangle.

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   Ghastly means terrifyingly horrible, intensely unpleasant, or resembling a ghost. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Ghastly means unpleasant and shocking, or extremely bad or ugly. It can also describe someone who looks very ill or shocked. See more meanings, synonyms, examples and translations of ghastly.

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   What does ghastly mean? Ghastly means dreadful, horrible, terrible, or shockingly frightful. Ghastly is more common in everyday usage in the U.K. than in the U.S., but it is used in the same ways in both places. It can be applied in a range of serious and not-so-serious ways.

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   Something that's ghastly isn't just gross. It's shockingly, horrifyingly unpleasant — so gruesome and grisly that it makes you want to puke. An adjective used to describe that which inspires visions of death and feelings of revulsion, ghastly originated circa 1300.

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   Ghastly means very unpleasant, horrible, or ghostlike. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Ghastly means shockingly repellent, horrible, or deathlike. Find out the origin, usage, and related words of ghastly from various dictionaries and thesaurus.

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   Ghastly means very frightening, unpleasant, or pale in appearance. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms, pronunciation, and pictures.