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ghastly /ˈgæst li, ˈgɑst-/
adjective
- shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder.
- resembling a ghost, especially in being very pale: a ghastly look to his face.
- terrible; very bad: a ghastly error.
adverb
- Also, ghastily. in a ghastly manner; horribly; terribly.
- with a deathlike quality.
Origin of ghastly
Middle English 1275-1325
Source: Dictionary.com
She was overcome by ghastly fear.
Very nice Katrin.
the war have a ghastly destruction.
Good Azim. You need to change the verb to sound more natural, and use the third person singular for your grammar to be correct. The war has created a ghastly destruction.
I dare not to say that the food at Cecil’s wedding was really ghastly.