GHASTLY
(adj.) shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
"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"
synonyms : grim , grisly , gruesome , macabre , sickThe scene of crime was a macabre sight to behold. -added by naila_inlas
The jurors saw grisly photos of the crime scene. -added by nithi
The police report described the scene in gruesome detail. -added by nithi
A rather ghastly looking skeleton of a fish(adj.) gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
"a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones", "ghastly shrieks", "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs"
synonyms : charnel , sepulchralYou're making a ghastly mistake. -added by nithi
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Selected Mnemonic for ghastly
(Tag: Global) ghastly sounds like ghost + ly; something like a ghost ........ very horrible ... and terrifying.
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Mnemonics for ghastly
(Tag: ) GHOSTLY
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(Tag: ) So shocking and horrifying that you GASP!
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