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Meaning of 'ghastly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ghastly [ adv.]
- In a ghastly manner; hideously.
2 . Ghastly [ superl.]
- Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.
- Horrible; shocking; dreadful; hideous.

Meaning of 'ghastly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ghastly [ s]
Meaning (1):
- gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
Example in sentence:
  • a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones;
  • ghastly shrieks;
  • the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs
Meaning (2):
- shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
Example in sentence:
  • a grisly murder;
  • ghastly wounds;
  • gruesome evidence of human sacrifice;
  • macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages;
  • macabre tortures conceived by madmen;
  • the grim aftermath of the bombing;
  • the grim task of burying the victims

Nearby Words:

gharry ghast ghastful ghastliness ghastness ghat ghaut ghawazi

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