Ghastly — synonyms, definition

1. ghastly (a)

appalling ashen awful cadaverous deathlike dire disagreeable disgusting dismal distasteful dreadful evil faint formidable foul frightful ghostlike ghostly gloomy grim • • •

2. ghastly (Adjective)

charnel sepulchral sick

ghastly (Adjective) — Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror. ex. "ghastly wounds"

ghastly (Adjective) — Gruesomely indicative of death or the dead. ex. "ghastly shrieks"