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ghastly
adjective
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- G
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- HASTL
- Scrabble score
- 14
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈɡɑːs(t).li
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
“ghastly wounds”
adjective
gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
“a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones”
In context
Example Sentences
ghastly wounds
the grim aftermath of the bombing
the grim task of burying the victims
a grisly murder
gruesome evidence of human sacrifice
a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones
ghastly shrieks
the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs
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