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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

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGHASTLY | English meaning - Cambridge 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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ghastlyGhastly Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › ghastlyGHASTLY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGHASTLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ghastlyGhastly - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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. It is very close in meaning to the similarly spelled ghostly.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishghastly adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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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.

8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › ghastlyghastly - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Jun 14, 2024 · Ghastly means like a ghost in appearance, death-like, pale, or horrifyingly shocking. It comes from a conflation of Old English gǣstan and ghostly, and has synonyms such as pallid and lurid.