ghastly

Letters that make ghastly

s, a, g, l, h, t, y are letters that make 'ghastly'

Words within ghastly

HA, as, AS, As, Tl are words within 'ghastly'


2 possible definitions for 'ghastly'

Ghastly as "gruesomely indicative of death or the dead"

Under this definition, ghastly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sepulchral, charnel have the same meaning as 'ghastly'

Derivatives of ghastly

ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness, luridness are derivatives of 'ghastly'.

Similar to ghastly

offensive is similar to ghastly.

Example of ghastly used within this context

"a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones", "ghastly shrieks", "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs"


Ghastly as "shockingly repellent, inspiring horror"

Under this definition, ghastly is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

macabre, grim, grisly, gruesome, sick have the same meaning as 'ghastly'

Derivatives of ghastly

ghastliness, grimness, gruesomeness, luridness are derivatives of 'ghastly'.

Similar to ghastly

alarming is similar to ghastly.

Example of ghastly used within this context

"ghastly wounds", "the grim aftermath of the bombing", "the grim task of burying the victims", "a grisly murder", "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice", "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages", "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"



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