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ghastly

/ˈɡɑːstli/adjective

उच्चारण गास्ट्ली

भयानक, वीभत्स, डरावना

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adjectiveghastlier, ghastliest
  1. 1

    causing fear or shock

    भयानक, वीभत्स, डरावना

    • a ghastly accident on the highway
    • The ghastly smell from the drain spread through the entire lane.
    • The newspaper carried photographs of the ghastly train accident.
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    • The villagers were shaken by the ghastly news.
    • Rescue workers described the ghastly scene after the building collapsed.

    Synonyms terrible horrible horrifying gruesome grisly

    Opposite pleasant delightful charming appealing

  2. 2

    informal

    very bad or unpleasant

    बहुत बुरा

    • a ghastly mistake
    • The food was ghastly.
    • What a ghastly day it has been, with rain and power cuts!
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    • The hotel room was ghastly, with a leaking tap and a broken window.
    • I made a ghastly error on the first page of my answer sheet.

    Synonyms awful dreadful appalling atrocious

    Opposite wonderful excellent lovely

  3. 3

    looking pale and ill

    पीला पड़ा हुआ, मुर्दा जैसा

    • He looked ghastly after the fever.
    • The patient looked ghastly after a night without sleep and a long fever.
    • She looked ghastly after the long night shift.
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    • Rohan felt ghastly after the rough bus journey.
    • In the dim light, his face looked ghastly white.

    Synonyms pale ashen wan pallid deathly

    Opposite healthy rosy glowing

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ghast·ly

With gh- (silent h) and -stly (not 'gastly').

gh- (silent h) और अंत में -stly ('gastly' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the gh- set: ghastly, ghost, ghetto, gherkin, aghast (shocked).

Gh- समूह याद रखिए: ghastly, ghost, ghetto, gherkin, aghast (स्तब्ध)।

Keep the horrible words together: ghastly, gruesome (involving death and injury), grisly (horrible, usually describing death), macabre (connected with death), hideous (very ugly).

भयानक के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: ghastly, gruesome (मृत्यु और चोट वाला), grisly (भयानक, प्रायः मृत्यु का वर्णन), macabre (मृत्यु से जुड़ा), hideous (बहुत कुरूप)।