What does "ghastly" mean?
Ghastly: Horrible; shocking; dreadful; hideous. Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail. Milton.
Additional senses
- 2.In a ghastly manner; hideously. Staring full ghastly like a strangled man. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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