ghast•ly
Pronunciation: (gast'lē, gäst'-), [key]
— adj., adv. -li•er, -li•est,
—adj.
- shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder.
- resembling a ghost, esp. in being very pale: a ghastly look to his face.
- terrible; very bad: a ghastly error.
—adv.
- in a ghastly manner; horribly; terribly.
- with a deathlike quality.
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