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ghastly definition

ghastly (gastlē, gäst-)

adjective ghastlier -·lier, ghastliest -·li·est

  1. horrible; frightful
  2. ghostlike; pale; haggard
  3. Informal very bad or unpleasant

Etymology: ME gastli < gast, frightened, pp. of gasten, to frighten < OE gæstan < gæst, var. of gast (see ghost): meaning infl. in ME by gostlich, ghostly

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