ghast´li|ness — ghast|ly «GAST lee, GAHST », adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb. –adj. 1. causing terror; horrible; frightful; shocking: »Murder is a ghastly crime. 2 … Useful english dictionary
ghast´li|ly — ghast|ly «GAST lee, GAHST », adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb. –adj. 1. causing terror; horrible; frightful; shocking: »Murder is a ghastly crime. 2 … Useful english dictionary
ghast|ly — «GAST lee, GAHST », adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb. –adj. 1. causing terror; horrible; frightful; shocking: »Murder is a ghastly crime. 2 … Useful english dictionary
ghastly — ghast•ly [[t]ˈgæst li, ˈgɑst [/t]] adj. li•er, li•est, adv. 1) shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder[/ex] 2) resembling a ghost, esp. in being very pale; cadaverous 3) terrible; very bad: a ghastly error[/ex] 4) in a… … From formal English to slang
ghastly — ghast|ly [ˈga:stli US ˈgæstli] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: gast to frighten (11 17 centuries)] 1.) very bad or unpleasant = ↑horrible ▪ a ghastly little hotel ▪ The whole thing was a ghastly mistake. ▪ The weather was ghastly. 2.) making you… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ghastly — ghastliness, n. /gast lee, gahst /, adj., ghastlier, ghastliest, adv. adj. 1. shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder. 2. resembling a ghost, esp. in being very pale: a ghastly look to his face. 3. terrible; very bad: a… … Universalium
ghast — /gast, gahst/, adj. Archaic. ghastly. [1350 1400; ME gast afraid, orig. ptp. of gasten GAST; cf. AGHAST] * * * … Universalium