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| ghast·ly [ gástlee ] |
adjective (comparative ghast·li·er, superlative ghast·li·est) |
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1. horrifying: horrifying, shocking, or very upsetting
  She had a ghastly experience with the last dentist she went to.
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2. terrible: very bad or unpleasant
There's a ghastly smell coming from somewhere in this room.
It was all a ghastly mistake.
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3. not well: feeling unwell
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informal
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4. very pale: very pale or white in a way that is reminiscent of a ghost or a corpse
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literary
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adverb |
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extremely: used to emphasize paleness or whiteness
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| [14th century. < obsolete gast "frighten" < Germanic] |
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| ghast·li·ness noun |
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