ghastly
/ˈɡæstli/
adjective
- Causing great horror or fear; very shocking or terrible.
- The movie had a ghastly scene that made everyone cover their eyes.
- There was a ghastly accident on the highway this morning.
- The survivors told ghastly stories of the shipwreck.
- Very pale and looking ill or shocked.
- You look ghastly — are you feeling okay?
- His face turned ghastly when he heard the bad news.
- After the long illness, she looked ghastly and weak.
- Extremely bad or unpleasant.
- We had a ghastly time at the party and left early.
- The hotel room was in ghastly condition, with broken furniture and dirty sheets.
- The weather was ghastly all weekend, with constant rain and wind.
adverb
- In a way that is extremely bad or unpleasant (used before adjectives like 'ghastly pale').
- The patient's skin was ghastly white from blood loss.
- She was ghastly pale after fainting.
- He looked ghastly thin after weeks without food.