ghastly (EN)

adjective

adjective “ghastly”

1. horrifying, shocking
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   The movie was so ghastly that I had to cover my eyes during the scariest parts.
2. extremely bad
   The food at the restaurant was ghastly, and we couldn't finish our meals.
3. feeling sick or unwell
   After eating the spoiled food, she looked ghastly and had to lie down.
4. looking very pale and sick, almost like a ghost
   The ghastly figure in the old portrait seemed to follow me with its hollow eyes.