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Synonyms for ghastliness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : gast-lee, gahst-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæst li, ˈgɑst-

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Définition of ghastliness

Origin :
  • c.1300, gastlich, from gast (adj.), past participle of gasten "to frighten," from Old English gæstan "to torment, frighten" (see ghost) + -lich "-ly." Spelling with gh- developed 16c. from confusion with ghost. As an adverb, from 1580s. Related: Ghastliness.
  • As in atrociousness : noun horror
Example sentences :
  • Issy smiled, and the ghastliness of that smile was unnoticed by his companions.
  • Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Perhaps it was this peculiarity that invested him with a species of ghastliness and awe.
  • Extract from : « Short Stories of Various Types » by Various
  • The ghastliness of the tragedy was not what he thought about at all.
  • Extract from : « The Day of Judgment » by Joseph Hocking
  • That his chin was freshly shaven, and his hair brushed, added to the ghastliness.
  • Extract from : « Two on the Trail » by Hulbert Footner
  • Some typical cases of frostbite were grotesque in their ghastliness.
  • Extract from : « Under the Red Crescent » by Charles S. Ryan
  • Maria came back and stood with her face and its ghastliness turned from us.
  • Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow. First Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • He was haggard to ghastliness; the effect of a night of sleeplessness and racking thought.
  • Extract from : « Alone » by Marion Harland
  • One might describe the ghastliness of wounds, but enough has been said.
  • Extract from : « Friends of France » by Various
  • The ghastliness of the encounter sends a clutching to my heart.
  • Extract from : « 'Neath Verdun, August-October, 1914 » by Maurice Genevoix
  • The only ghastliness which this workman is capable of is that of distortion.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) » by John Ruskin

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