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Ghastly \Ghast"ly\, a. [Compar. {Ghastlier}; superl.
{Ghastliest}.] [OE. gastlich, gastli, fearful, causing fear,
fr. gasten to terrify, AS. g[ae]stan. Cf. {Aghast}, {Gast},
{Gaze}, {Ghostly}.]
1. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid;
dismal.

Each turned his face with a ghastly pang.
--Coleridge.

His face was so ghastly that it could scarcely be
recognized. --Macaulay.

2. Horrible; shocking; dreadful; hideous.

Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail.
--Milton.