🇬🇧🇪🇸 ghastly - horrible : English Lesson

Meaning of "ghastly" ("horrible"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

"Ghastly" is an adjective used to describe something that is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or causing great horror. It can refer to something that looks terrible, feels awful, or is just really bad in general.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My baby brother’s diaper explosion was so ghastly, even our dog ran away.

My uncle’s karaoke singing was so ghastly that my ears tried to pack their bags and leave.

The school lunch today was so ghastly, I think it blinked at me before I ran away.

The ghastly smell coming from my backpack made me realize I forgot a banana in there… three months ago.

I saw my math test score and let out a ghastly scream that shook the whole classroom.

A child found a ghastly mask in the attic. The mask had ghastly teeth, ghastly eyes, and a ghastly breath that made the child's hand shake. The child dropped the mask, switched the light on, and watched a ghastly shadow vanish. The mother came, showed it was old paint on a doll, and they laughed, relieved.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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