Ghastly
Ghastly , adjective
[Old English gastlich, gastli, fearful, causing fear, from gasten to terrify, Anglo-Saxon gastan. Compare Aghast, Gast, Gaze, Ghostly.]
1.
Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.
Each turned his face with a ghastly pang.
His face was so ghastly that it could scarcely be recognized.
2.
Horrible; shocking; dreadful; hideous.
Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail.
Ghastly , adverb
In a ghastly manner; hideously.
Staring full ghastly like a strangled man.