ghastly
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
ghastlier;
ghastliest
ghastlier;
ghastliest
Britannica Dictionary definition of GHASTLY
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very shocking or horrible
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a ghastly [=gruesome, hideous] crime/ritual
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Her behavior was truly ghastly. [=dreadful, appalling]
— ghastliness
noun [noncount]-
the ghastliness of the crime
— ghastly
adverb-
Her face was ghastly [=ghostly] pale/white.
