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ghastly

/ˈɡæs(t).li/ adverb C2
  1. In a ghastly manner.

Comparative ghastlier · Superlative ghastliest

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Green it might be called, if it were any earthly color--a queer, dull, bronzy green, with streaks here and there of the original red to heighten the ghastly effect.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 213 · C1
Our unfortunate client rose with a ghastly face.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 40 · C1
“Come here,” he said, bustling back into the room, the atmosphere of which felt clearer since the removal of its ghastly inmate.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 32 · B2
It wasn't merely that ghastly face glimmering as white as cheese in the darkness.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 11 · B2

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