Ghastliness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state or quality of being ghastly; frightful or dreadful aspect; deathlikeness: as, the ghastliness of his appearance.
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  • noun. The state of being ghastly; a deathlike look.
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  • noun. The state of being ghastly
  • noun. A ghastly thing
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  • noun. the quality of being ghastly
    • Word Usage
    "Every one could then recall the ghastliness of his features and all the evidences of extreme excitement they had observed throughout the trial, things they might otherwise have forgotten."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    frightfulness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    beauty  bloodlust  brusquerie  cheerlessness  dunderhead  
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