ghastly
🇺🇸
/ˈɡæstli/
🇬🇧
/ˈɡɑːstli/
adjective
R
causing horror or shock
She woke up in the middle of a ghastly nightmare, her heart pounding.
R
extremely bad or unpleasant
The food at the party was ghastly; nobody could eat it.
R
strongly disliked
The color of the new dress was ghastly; she immediately returned it.
R
looking sick or pale
After the accident, he looked ghastly and needed medical attention.
R
very pale, like someone who is dead
Her face turned ghastly white when she heard the tragic news.
translation
causing horror or shock; extremely bad or unpleasant; strongly disliked; looking sick or pale; very pale, like someone who is dead
Word Forms
Comparative
ghastlier
Superlative
ghastliest