ghastly

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɡɑːs(t).li/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɡæs(t).li/

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Adjective

ghastly (comparative ghastlier, superlative ghastliest)

1. Horrifyingly shocking.
2. Extremely bad.

   The play was simply ghastly.

Translations

horrifyingly shocking

Dutch: afgrijselijk (nl), afschuwelijk (nl), verschrikkelijk (nl) Finnish: kauhistuttava (fi), kauhea (fi), kamala (fi), kaamea (fi) Romanian: oribil (ro), groaznic (ro)

Russian: ужасный (ru), страшный (ru) Spanish: espantoso (es), horripilante (es)

extremely bad

Dutch: afgrijselijk (nl), afschuwelijk (nl), verschrikkelijk (nl), abominabel (nl) Finnish: kauhea (fi), kamala (fi), kaamea (fi)

Romanian: lamentabil (ro) Russian: отвратительный (ru)

Synonyms

• lurid

Adverb

ghastly (not comparable)

1. In a ghastly manner.

   He turned ghastly pale on hearing the news.