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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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   The meaning of GHASTLY is terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening. How to use ghastly in a sentence. Synonym Discussion 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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   GHASTLY definition: 1. unpleasant and shocking: 2. extremely bad or ugly: 3. If someone looks ghastly, they look very…. Learn more.

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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 meaning: 1. unpleasant and shocking: 2. extremely bad or ugly: 3. If someone looks ghastly, they look very…. Learn more.

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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.

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

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   If you describe someone or something as ghastly, you mean that you find them very unpleasant.

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

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   Jun 27, 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.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › ghastlyGhastly Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Equivalent to ghast / gast + -ly. Spelling with 'gh' developed 16th century from confusion with ghost; cf. also ghostly. From Wiktionary. Alteration (influenced by ghost) of Middle English gastli from gasten to terrify aghast.

11. www.thefreedictionary.com › ghastlyGhastly - definition of ghastly by The Free Dictionary

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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.