ghastily

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ghastily

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Apparently ghastly + -ly.

adverb more ghastily · most ghastily

In a ghastly manner. […] in their various attitudes of death / My murdered children’s mute and eyeless sculls / Glared ghastily upon me.
Similar: ghastlily

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"ghastily." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ghastily. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ghastily. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ghastily

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"ghastily." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ghastily.

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@misc{ghastily_2026,
  title = {ghastily},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ghastily},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}