Ghastily
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Ghastily is an adverb meaning In a ghastly manner.
Meaning
In a ghastly manner.
Example Sentences
Johnnie’s face […] is ghastily beaten, bloodied, cut and swollen, eyes shut, neck limp;
[…] in their various attitudes of death / My murdered children’s mute and eyeless sculls / Glared ghastily upon me.
When he tosseth his head, / The drear-white steed, / And ghastily champeth the last moon-ray,— / What angel there / Can lead him away, / That the living may rule for the Dead?
Synonyms for ghastily
Depending on context, synonyms include ghastlily.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ghastly, ghastliness, ghastlier, ghastliest, ghast, ghoulish.
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