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Word: Ghastly
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Middle English: from obsolete gast ‘terrify’, from Old English gǣstan, of Germanic origin; related to ghost. The gh spelling is by association with ghost. The sense ‘objectionable’ dates from the mid 19th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɡɑːs(t)li
Dialects: British English
Definition:
causing great horror or fear
Short Definition:causing great horror or fear
Examples:- one of the most ghastly crimes ever committed
Definition:
extremely unwell
Short Definition:extremely unwell
Examples:- she had sobered up but she felt ghastly
Definition:
very objectionable, bad, or unpleasant
Short Definition:very bad or unpleasant
Examples:- the weather was ghastly
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