GHASTFUL

Etymology

Adjective

ghastful (comparative more ghastful, superlative most ghastful)

(archaic) Causing fear; terrifying; dreadful; fit to make one aghast; exceedingly dismal.

(archaic) Terrified, frightened.

Source: Wiktionary


Ghast"ful, a. Etym: [See Ghastly, a.]

Definition: Fit to make one aghast; dismal. [Obs.] -- Ghast"ful*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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