ghastlier — ghast·ly || gæstlɪ / gÉ‘Ës adj. frightening; grisly, gruesome; terrible; shocking; dreadful; deathly pale … English contemporary dictionary
Ghastliest — Ghastly Ghast ly, a. [Compar. {Ghastlier}; superl. {Ghastliest}.] [OE. gastlich, gastli, fearful, causing fear, fr. gasten to terrify, AS. g[ae]stan. Cf. {Aghast}, {Gast}, {Gaze}, {Ghostly}.] 1. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ghastly — Ghast ly, a. [Compar. {Ghastlier}; superl. {Ghastliest}.] [OE. gastlich, gastli, fearful, causing fear, fr. gasten to terrify, AS. g[ae]stan. Cf. {Aghast}, {Gast}, {Gaze}, {Ghostly}.] 1. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ghastly — adjective (ghastlier; est) Etymology: Middle English gastly, from gasten to terrify more at gast Date: 14th century 1. a. terrifyingly horrible to the senses ; frightening < a ghastly crime > b. intensely unpleasant, disagreeable, or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
The Economist editorial stance — The Economist was first published in September 1843 by James Wilson to take part in a severe contest between intelligence, which presses forward, and an unworthy, timid ignorance obstructing our progress. This phrase is quoted on its contents… … Wikipedia
ghastly — ghastliness, n. /gast lee, gahst /, adj., ghastlier, ghastliest, 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… … Universalium
ghastly — adjective (ghastlier, ghastliest) 1》 causing great horror or fear; macabre. 2》 deathly white or pallid. 3》 informal very objectionable or unpleasant. Derivatives ghastliness noun Origin ME: from obs. gast terrify , from OE gstan, of Gmc origin;… … English new terms dictionary
ghastly — UK [ˈɡɑːs(t)lɪ] / US [ˈɡæs(t)lɪ] adjective Word forms ghastly : adjective ghastly comparative ghastlier superlative ghastliest 1) shocking in a way that frightens or upsets you She had a ghastly expression on her face. 2) very bad or unpleasant a … English dictionary
ghastly — /ˈgastli / (say gahstlee) adjective (ghastlier, ghastliest) 1. frightful; dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder. 2. deathly pale: a ghastly look. 3. bad; unpleasant; shocking: a ghastly failure. –adverb Obsolete 4. in a ghastly manner; horribly. 5 …
ghastliness — ghastly ► ADJECTIVE (ghastlier, ghastliest) 1) causing great horror or fear. 2) deathly white or pallid. 3) informal very unpleasant. DERIVATIVES ghastliness noun. ORIGIN from obsolete gast terr … English terms dictionary
