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Ghast"ly (?), a. [Compar. Ghastlier (?); superl. Ghastliest.] [OE. gastlich, gastli, fearful, causing fear, fr. gasten to terrify, AS. gæstan. Cf. Aghast, Gast, Gaze, Ghostly.] 1. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.
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Each turned his face with a ghastly pang. Coleridge.
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His face was so ghastly that it could scarcely be recognized. Macaulay.
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2. Horrible; shocking; dreadful; hideous.
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Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail. Milton.
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Ghast"ly, adv. In a ghastly manner; hideously.
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Staring full ghastly like a strangled man. Shak.
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