ghastly

ghastly

dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder; deathlike, pallid, cadaverous
Not to be confused with:ghostly – characteristic of a ghost; phantasmal; spectral; wraithlike; unearthly: a ghostly silence

ghast·ly

G0111200 (găst′lē)adj. ghast·li·er, ghast·li·est 1. Causing shock, revulsion, or horror; terrifying: a ghastly murder.2. Resembling a ghost; pale or pallid.3. Extremely unpleasant or bad: "in the most abominable passage of his ghastly little book" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).

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[Alteration (influenced by ghost) of Middle English gastli, from gasten, to terrify; see aghast.]

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ghast′li·ness n.ghast′ly adv.Synonyms: ghastly, gruesome, grisly, grim, macabre
These adjectives describe what is shockingly repellent in aspect or appearance. Ghastly suggests the shock or horror inspired by violent death or bodily harm: the ghastly toll of trench warfare; a ghastly disfiguring disease. Gruesome and grisly often describe what horrifies or revolts because of its graphic nature: a gruesome murder scene; read about the grisly details of the accident. Grim refers to what repels because of its harsh or unnerving nature: the grim task of burying the earthquake victims. Macabre can suggest the fascination as well as the horror of unnatural death and is often used of artistic works: a murder mystery with a macabre twist at the end.

ghastly

(ˈɡɑːstlɪ) adj, -lier or -liest1. informal very bad or unpleasant2. deathly pale; wan3. informal extremely unwell; ill: they felt ghastly after the party. 4. terrifying; horribleadv5. unhealthily; sickly: ghastly pale. 6. archaic in a horrible or hideous manner[Old English gāstlīc spiritual; see ghostly] ˈghastliness n

ghast•ly

(ˈgæst li, ˈgɑst-)

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; cadaverous. 3. terrible; very bad: a ghastly error. adv. 4. in a ghastly manner; horribly; terribly. 5. with a deathlike quality. [1275–1325] ghast′li•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ghastly - shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"grisly, gruesome, macabre, grim, sickalarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger
	2.	ghastly - gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs"charnel, sepulchraloffensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"

ghastly

adjective1. horrible, shocking, terrible, awful, grim, dreadful, horrendous, hideous, from hell (informal), horrid (informal), repulsive, frightful, loathsome, godawful (slang) This wallpaper is absolutely ghastly.
horrible pleasing, appealing, beautiful, healthy, attractive, lovely, charming, blooming2. gruesome, shocking, terrible, terrifying, horrible, grim, horrifying, horrific, fearful, horrendous, hideous, grisly, repellent, repulsive, loathsome a particularly ghastly murder3. pale, white, washed-out, wan, livid, pasty, pallid, anaemic, ashen, sallow, cadaverous, like death warmed up, deathlike, deathly pale She looked ghastly - frail, thin and colourless.

ghastly

adjective1. Shockingly repellent:grim, grisly, gruesome, hideous, horrible, horrid, lurid, macabre.2. Causing or able to cause fear:appalling, dire, direful, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, formidable, frightful, redoubtable, scary, terrible, tremendous.3. Gruesomely suggestive of ghosts or death:cadaverous, deadly, deathlike, deathly, ghostlike, ghostly, spectral.4. Very bad:appalling, awful, dreadful, fearful, frightful, horrendous, horrible, shocking, terrible.

Translations

不愉快的可怕的极坏的病恹恹的

ghastly

(ˈgaːstli) adjective1. very bad, ugly etc. a ghastly mistake. 很糟的 极坏的2. horrible; terrible. a ghastly murder; a ghastly experience. 可怕的 可怕的3. ill; upset. I felt ghastly when I had flu. 病懨懨的，不愉快的 病恹恹的，不愉快的 ˈghastliness noun 糟糕，可怕 可怕