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ghastly

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore G words

causing horror or shock; frightful or grim

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Ghastly in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing ghastly in a sentence.

The witnesses described the accident scene in such ghastly detail that several listeners felt sick.

Synonyms
horrificdreadfulhideousgruesome
Antonyms
pleasantdelightful
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Questions about “ghastly

Ghastly (adjective) means causing horror or shock; frightful or grim
Here is ghastly used in an example sentence: "The witnesses described the accident scene in such ghastly detail that several listeners felt sick."
Common synonyms for ghastly include horrific, dreadful, hideous, gruesome.
Antonyms of ghastly include pleasant, delightful.
Ghastly is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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