ghastliness
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Ghastliness — Ghast li*ness, n. The state of being ghastly; a deathlike look. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ghastliness — ghastly ► ADJECTIVE (ghastlier, ghastliest) 1) causing great horror or fear. 2) deathly white or pallid. 3) informal very unpleasant. DERIVATIVES ghastliness noun. ORIGIN from obsolete gast terr … English terms dictionary
ghastliness — noun see ghastly … New Collegiate Dictionary
ghastliness — See ghastly. * * * … Universalium
ghastliness — ghast·li·ness || gæstlɪnɪs / gÉ‘Ës n. dreadfulness, frightfulness; quality of being deathly pale … English contemporary dictionary
ghastliness — ghast·li·ness … English syllables
ghastliness — noun the quality of being ghastly • Syn: ↑grimness, ↑gruesomeness, ↑luridness • Derivationally related forms: ↑lurid (for: ↑luridness), ↑gruesome ( … Useful english dictionary
ghastly — ghastliness, n. /gast lee, gahst /, adj., ghastlier, ghastliest, adv. adj. 1. shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder. 2. resembling a ghost, esp. in being very pale: a ghastly look to his face. 3. terrible; very bad: a… … Universalium
grimness — noun 1. something hard to endure the asperity of northern winters • Syn: ↑asperity, ↑hardship, ↑rigor, ↑rigour, ↑severity, ↑severeness, ↑rigorousness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
gruesomeness — noun the quality of being ghastly • Syn: ↑ghastliness, ↑grimness, ↑luridness • Derivationally related forms: ↑lurid (for: ↑luridness), ↑gruesome, ↑grim … Useful english dictionary
