Ghastly and Horribly

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Ghastly adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.

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Horribly and ghastly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Horribly" instead an adverb "Ghastly".

Horribly adverb - Of a dreadful kind.

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Ghastly and horribly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ghastly" instead an adverb "Horribly".

Nearby Words: horrible, horrid

In one story, The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish, the protagonist quotes Soylent Green, which becomes horribly relevant in the next story.

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