ghastliness
Collocations
3ADJ.
fresh, strange
VERB + GHASTLINESS
gave, imparted
GHASTLINESS + NOUN
crimes
Definitions
noun
The state of being ghastly.
In both a mazefull ſolitarineſſe: / In night of ſprites the gaſtly powers to ſtur, / In thee or ſprites or ſprited gaſtlineſſe: […]
Francesca felt oppressed as she gazed on the bare walls, the wooden pallet, the crucifix at the foot, where the wan light of the ill-supplied lamp gave a strange ghastliness to the dying agony of the Saviour.
A ghastly thing.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the quality of being ghastly
- grimness
- gruesomeness
- luridness
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3In both a mazefull ſolitarineſſe: / In night of ſprites the gaſtly powers to ſtur, / In thee or ſprites or ſprited gaſtlineſſe: […]
WiktionaryFrancesca felt oppressed as she gazed on the bare walls, the wooden pallet, the crucifix at the foot, where the wan light of the ill-supplied lamp gave a strange ghastliness to the dying agony of the
WiktionaryThere was something so methodical and so incomprehensible about the deeds of this unknown assassin, that it imparted a fresh ghastliness to his crimes.
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