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Pronunciation : Ghast"ly
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [OE. gastlich, gastli, fearful, causing fear, fr. gasten to terrify, AS. g?stan. Cf. Aghast, Gast, Gaze, Ghostly.]
Definition : 1. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal. Each turned his face with a ghastly pang. Coleridge. His face was so ghastly that it could scarcely be recognized. Macaulay.
2. Horrible; shocking; dreadful; hideous. Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail. Milton.
[Compar. Ghastlier; superl. Ghastliest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ghast"ly
Part of Speech : adv.
Definition : Defn: In a ghastly manner; hideously. Staring full ghastly like a strangled man. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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