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ghastly

1 of 1adjective
/ˈɡæstli/
Forms:more ghastly,most ghastly
1

extremely unpleasant, shocking, or horrifying in appearance, nature, or effect

  • The haunted house was filled with ghastly sights, from cobweb-covered furniture to eerie, flickering lights.
  • The accident scene was ghastly, with mangled wreckage and pools of blood scattered across the road.
  • She had a ghastly nightmare about being chased by shadowy figures through a dark forest.
  • The horror movie depicted ghastly scenes of violence and gore that left the audience in shock.
  • He told a ghastly story that left everyone pale and silent.
Synonyms:
macabresickhorrendousgruesomehorrifyingdreadfuldismayinghorrificgrislyappallinggrim
2

gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

Synonyms:
charnelsepulchral
3

looking pale due to being sick or in poor health

C2
  • She appeared ghastly, her complexion drained of color, as she struggled to stand up after fainting.
  • The flu had left him feeling weak and ghastly, with dark circles under his eyes and a pallor to his skin.
  • Despite her efforts to conceal it with makeup, her ghastly appearance betrayed the toll that chemotherapy had taken on her health.
  • He looked ghastly as he stumbled out of bed, his face pale and drawn from a night of battling food poisoning.
  • The hiker appeared ghastly after being lost in the wilderness for days, his skin clammy and his lips trembling with exhaustion.
Synonyms:
bloodlessblanchedpastywanpastelikelividpalewhitegraypallidashen