ghastly

ghastly is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adverb and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 14 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.
2. superlative. Horrible; shocking; dreadful; hideous.
3. adverb. In a ghastly manner; hideously.
4. adjective. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

   "ghastly wounds"

   "the grim aftermath of the bombing"

   Synonyms: grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick

5. adjective. gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

   "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"

   "ghastly shrieks"

   Synonyms: charnel, sepulchral

Synonyms

grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick, charnel, sepulchral

Common word forms

ghastlier, ghastlily, ghastliest

Words from these letters

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