adjective
- causing great horror or fear; frightful
- extremely unpleasant or bad
- resembling a ghost; deathly pale
Usage: informal
adverb
- in a ghastly manner; extremely
Usage: informal
Examples
- The ghastly crime scene shocked even experienced detectives.
- She looked ghastly pale after hearing the bad news.
- The movie was ghastly – we left halfway through.
- His ghastly appearance frightened the children.
- The weather was ghastly cold that winter.
- The accident left ghastly injuries on the victim.
- She felt ghastly sick after eating the spoiled food.