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Dictionary

ghast•ly

Pronunciation: (gast'lē, gäst'-), [key]
—adj., -li•er, -li•est,
—adv.

—adj.
1. shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder.
2. resembling a ghost, esp. in being very pale: a ghastly look to his face.
3. terrible; very bad: a ghastly error.

—adv.
1. Also,ghast'li•ly,ghast'i•ly.in a ghastly manner; horribly; terribly.
2. with a deathlike quality.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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