ghastly ghast·ly adj

ghastly ghast·ly adj
['ɡɒːstlɪ]
(horrible) atroce, spaventoso (-a), orribile, (pale) spettrale, (fam: very bad: experience) pauroso (-a)

a ghastly mistake — un terribile errore

we had a ghastly time last night — è stata una serata orribile ieri sera

ghastly weather — tempo orribile


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  • 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

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