Ghastly: meaning, definitions and examples
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ghastly
[ หษกรฆs.tli ]
appearance
causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre.
Synonyms
dreadful, horrible, horrifying, terrifying
Examples of usage
- The ghastly sight of the abandoned haunted house sent shivers down my spine.
- She had a ghastly appearance with her pale skin and sunken eyes.
in a horrible manner; terribly.
Synonyms
awfully, dreadfully, horribly, terribly
Examples of usage
- The news of the accident spread ghastly quickly through the small town.
- She was injured ghastly in the car crash.
Translations
Translations of the word "ghastly" in other languages:
๐ต๐น horrรญvel
๐ฎ๐ณ เคญเคฏเคพเคจเค
๐ฉ๐ช schrecklich
๐ฎ๐ฉ mengerikan
๐บ๐ฆ ะถะฐั ะปะธะฒะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ straszny
๐ฏ๐ต ๆใใใ (osoroshii)
๐ซ๐ท รฉpouvantable
๐ช๐ธ horrible
๐น๐ท dehลet verici
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฌด์๋ฌด์ํ (musimushihan)
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุฑูุน
๐จ๐ฟ dฤsivรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ prรญลกernรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ๅฏๆ็ (kฤpร de)
๐ธ๐ฎ grozljiv
๐ฎ๐ธ hrรฆรฐilegur
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะพัาัะฝัััั
๐ฌ๐ช แกแแจแแแแแ (sashineli)
๐ฆ๐ฟ dษhลษtli
๐ฒ๐ฝ horrible
Word origin
The word 'ghastly' originated from Middle English 'gastly' which meant 'frightening, terrifying'. It is derived from the Old English 'gast' meaning 'a ghost'. Over time, the word evolved to its current usage to describe something that causes great horror or fear.