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ghast·ly
 ghastly
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- pronunciation:
- gaest
li
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
ghastlier, ghastliest |
| definition 1: |
causing great fear or terror.
可怕的
She had a ghastly nightmare.她作了个可怕的噩梦。- synonyms:
- awesome, dreadful, fearful, frightful, gruesome, horrible, terrible, terrifying
- similar words:
- dread, tremendous
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| definition 2: |
very pale.
惨白的
He looked ghastly during his illness.他生病的时候看起来脸色惨白。- synonyms:
- ghostly, pale, wan
- antonyms:
- healthy
- similar words:
- haggard, white
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| related words: |
atrocious, dire, green, grim, hideous, horrible, terrible |
| derivation: |
ghastliness (n.) |
The word ghastly
contains the following part:
-ly2
Old English
adjective-forming suffix
that means like; every (when attached to times)
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ly2attaches primarily to native English nouns to form adjectives.
Example words:
bodily, cowardly, daily, earthly, elderly, friendly, ghastly, ghostly, lively, lonely, unfriendly, heavenly, hourly, lovely, monthly, motherly, nightly, orderly, sickly, slovenly, timely, worldly
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