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ghastly

  • EN [ ˈgɑ:stli]
  • US [ ˈgæstli]
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English definition

    Adjective

  • 1. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror;

    • "ghastly wounds"
    • "the grim aftermath of the bombing"
    • "the grim task of burying the victims"
    • "a grisly murder"
    • "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"
    • "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"
    • "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"
  • 2. gruesomely indicative of death or the dead;

    • "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"
    • "ghastly shrieks"
    • "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs"

Example sentences

  • The scene after the battle ghastly.

  • I feel ghastly about it.

  • The ghost in horrible movie usually has a ghastly face.

  • Convicts are sent to a dark ghastly dungeon.

  • When he heard the news, his face took on a ghastly expression.

  • It's a ghastly murder I ever heard.

  • The ghastly sight gave him the shudders.

  • She seemed to be assisting at a ghastly play in which she was the principal actor.

  • The dinner was ghastly.

  • What a ghastly man!

  • Bright reds and yellows gush a ghastly sight from the darkness.

  • The psychiatrist interpreted John's ghastly dream.

  • Tony made a ghastly mistake.

  • You look ghastly; are you all right?

  • This ghastly noise is screaming through the house.

  • There was a ghastly smile on his face.

  • We had a ghastly holiday; it rained all the time.

  • She looked ghastly pale.

  • You will banish these ghastly thoughts.

  • I something must beto up this ghastly breach between my dear mother and myself.

  • To Bertha the idea of living for ever and ever was merely ghastly.

  • The consequences would be too ghastly to contemplate.

  • She gasped at the ghastly sight.

  • She would return to find the castle charred and gutted, a ghastly skeleton . She didn't care.

  • He was surrounded by people who fed him ghastly lies.

Meaning of ghastly

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