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- Dictionaryghastly/ˈɡɑːs(t)li/
adjective
- 1. causing great horror or fear: "one of the most ghastly crimes ever committed" Similar Opposite
- 2. extremely unwell: "she had sobered up but she felt ghastly" Similar Opposite
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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.
- English (US)
GHASTLY meaning: 1. unpleasant and shocking: 2. extremely...
- Znaczenie Ghastly, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
ghastly definicja: 1. unpleasant and shocking: 2. extremely...
- Ghastly: Italian Translation
GHASTLY translate: atroce, spaventoso, orribile, spaventoso,...
- Ghastly: Arabic Translation
GHASTLY translate: شَنيع. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Ghastly: Czech Translation
ghastly - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...
- Ghastly: Polish Translation
GHASTLY translate: koszmarny, paskudny, straszny, okropny,...
- English (US)
Ghastly means terrifyingly horrible, intensely unpleasant, or resembling a ghost. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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. Ghastly can also mean resembling a ghost due to being very pale.
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. It is very close in meaning to the similarly spelled ghostly.
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.
Ghastly means very unpleasant, horrible, or ghostlike. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from Collins English Dictionary.
Ghastly means very frightening, unpleasant, or bad. It can also mean very pale or ill. Learn how to use it in different contexts and synonyms with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.