Ghastliest

Ghastliest
Ghastly Ghast"ly, a. [Compar. {Ghastlier}; superl. {Ghastliest}.] [OE. gastlich, gastli, fearful, causing fear, fr. gasten to terrify, AS. g[ae]stan. Cf. {Aghast}, {Gast}, {Gaze}, {Ghostly}.] 1. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal. [1913 Webster]

Each turned his face with a ghastly pang. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

His face was so ghastly that it could scarcely be recognized. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

2. Horrible; shocking; dreadful; hideous. [1913 Webster]

Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail. --Milton. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • ghastliness — ghastly ► ADJECTIVE (ghastlier, ghastliest) 1) causing great horror or fear. 2) deathly white or pallid. 3) informal very unpleasant. DERIVATIVES ghastliness noun. ORIGIN from obsolete gast terr …   English terms dictionary

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