Associations to the word «Ghastly»
Noun
- Hue
- Hogan
- Hatred
- Detection
- Spectre
- Visage
- Bush
- Shudder
- Countenance
- Mockery
- Shriek
- Apparition
- Whiteness
- Corpse
- Spectacle
- Semblance
- Glare
- Desolation
- Grin
- Horror
- Fiend
- Gaping
- Gloom
- Moonlight
- Complexion
- Groan
- Pale
- Wound
- Terror
- Smile
- Agony
- Stench
- Skeleton
- Nightmare
- Fright
- Heap
- Supernatural
- Face
- Deformity
- Stare
- Anguish
- Faint
- Phantom
- Revel
- Trembling
- Cheek
- Howling
Adjective
Wiktionary
GHASTLY, adjective. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.
GHASTLY, adjective. Horrifyingly shocking.
GHASTLY, adjective. Extremely bad.
GHASTLY, adverb. In a ghastly manner.
Dictionary definition
GHASTLY, adjective. Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen".
GHASTLY, adjective. Gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs".
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