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   Ghast·ly

   /ˈɡastlē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre: "she was overcome with horror at the ghastly spectacle" Similar terriblefrightfulhorriblegrimawfuldirefrighteningterrifyinghorrifyingalarmingdistressingshockingappallingharrowingdreadfulfearfulhideoushorrendousmonstrousunspeakablegruesometragiccalamitousgrievousgrislyseriousseveregravevery badgrievousdreadfulterribleawfulfrightfuldireunforgivableinexcusableindefensiblereprehensibledisgracefulshamefularchaic, humorous:parlousOpposite pleasanttrivialexcusable
   • 2. extremely unwell: "he always felt ghastly first thing in the morning" Similar illunwellwashed outpeakysickqueasynauseousnauseatedgreen around the gillsoffoff colourpoorlyinformal:roughlousyrottenterribleawfulhorribledreadfulcrummygrottyropywabbitpeely-wallycrookvulgar slang:crappydated:queerseedyrare:peakedpeakishOpposite fine
   • ▪ deathly white or pallid: "a ghastly pallor" Similar palewhitepallidpastypasty-facedwancolorlessanemicbloodlesswashed outpeakypeakishashenashen-facedashychalkychalk whitegraywhitishwhite-facedwhey-facedwaxenwaxyblancheddrainedpinchedgreensicklysallowas white as a sheetas white as a ghostdeathly palecadaverouscorpselikeghostlikespectralinformal:like death warmed uppeely-wallyrare:lividetiolatedlymphaticOpposite healthy
   • 3. very objectionable, bad, or unpleasant: informal "we had to wear ghastly old-fashioned dresses" Similar unpleasantobjectionableoffensivedisagreeabledistastefuldispleasingunacceptableoff-puttingundesirableobnoxiousnastydisgustingawfulterribledreadfulfrightfulfoulrepulsiverepellentrepugnantrevoltingabhorrentloathsomehatefulodiousdetestablereprehensibledeplorableappallinginsufferableintolerabledespicablecontemptiblebeyond the palevileobsceneunsavoryunpalatablesickeningnauseatingnauseousnoxiousinformal: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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   Definitions of ghastly. adjective. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror. “ ghastly wounds” synonyms: grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick. alarming. frightening because of an awareness of danger. adjective. gruesomely indicative of death or the dead. “ ghastly shrieks” synonyms: charnel, sepulchral. offensive.

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   1. informal very bad or unpleasant. 2. deathly pale; wan. 3. informal extremely unwell; ill: they felt ghastly after the party. 4. terrifying; horrible. adv. 5. unhealthily; sickly: ghastly pale. 6. archaic in a horrible or hideous manner.

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   (informal) (of an experience or a situation) very bad; unpleasant synonym terrible. The weather was ghastly. It's all been a ghastly mistake. When she mentioned redundancies, for one ghastly moment, I thought she meant me. (informal) (of a person or thing) that you find unpleasant and dislike very much synonym horrible. her ghastly husband.

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   2 days ago · 1. informal. very bad or unpleasant. 2. deathly pale; wan. 3. informal. extremely unwell; ill. they felt ghastly after the party. 4. terrifying; horrible. adverb. 5. unhealthily; sickly. ghastly pale. 6. archaic. in a horrible or hideous manner. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms.

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   shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder. resembling a ghost, especially in being very pale: a ghastly look to his face. terrible; very bad: a ghastly error.

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   Feb 2, 2024 · ghastly ( comparative ghastlier, superlative ghastliest) Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal . Horrifyingly shocking . Extremely bad . The play was simply ghastly.

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   Very bad or unpleasant. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: spectral. ghostly. ghostlike. deathly. deathlike. deadly. cadaverous. sepulchral. charnel. sick. macabre. gruesome. grisly.