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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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   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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   1. a. : terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening. a ghastly crime. b. : intensely unpleasant, disagreeable, or objectionable. such a life seems ghastly in its emptiness and sterility Aldous Huxley. 2. : resembling a ghost. 3. obsolete : filled with fear. 4. : very great. a ghastly mistake. ghastliness noun. ghastly adverb. Synonyms.

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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.

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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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   Something that's ghastly isn't just gross. It's shockingly, horrifyingly unpleasant — so gruesome and grisly that it makes you want to puke.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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    Jun 14, 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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    Ghastly definition: shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible. See examples of GHASTLY used in a sentence.