Sekirov Dictionary

ghastly

UK /ˈɡɑːs(t).li/US /ˈɡæs(t).li/

adjective 3
adverb 1
forms 4

adjective3

•
Horrifyingly shocking.
- Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail. — 1667
•
(informal, old-fashioned) Extremely bad.
- The play was simply ghastly.
•
Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.
- Each turned his face with a ghastly pang. — 1797

adverb1

•
In a ghastly manner.
- Her face was ghastly pale, and perhaps rendered still more so by the blueish light of the fire. — 1824

forms

ghastlier · more ghastly · ghastliest · most ghastly

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