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PRONUNCIATION OF GHASTFUL

ghastful  [ˈɡɑːstfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GHASTFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ghastful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GHASTFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ghastful in the English dictionary

The definition of ghastful in the dictionary is dismal; afraid.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GHASTFUL


boastful
ˈbəʊstfʊl
disgustful
dɪsˈɡʌstfʊl
distasteful
dɪsˈteɪstfʊl
distrustful
dɪsˈtrʌstfʊl
feastful
ˈfiːstfʊl
fistful
ˈfɪstfʊl
gastfull
ˈɡɑːstfʊl
gustful
ˈɡʌstfʊl
lustful
ˈlʌstfʊl
mastful
ˈmɑːstfʊl
molestful
məˈlɛstfʊl
pestful
ˈpɛstfʊl
restful
ˈrɛstfʊl
tasteful
ˈteɪstfʊl
thirstful
ˈθɜːstfʊl
trustful
ˈtrʌstfʊl
unboastful
ʌnˈbəʊstfʊl
wasteful
ˈweɪstfʊl
wistful
ˈwɪstfʊl
zestful
ˈzestfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GHASTFUL

gharial
gharri
gharry
ghast
ghastfully
ghastlier
ghastliest
ghastliness
ghastly
ghastness
ghat
Ghats
ghaut
ghazal
Ghazali
ghazi

WORDS THAT END LIKE GHASTFUL

chestful
delightful
doubtful
fruitful
hurtful
impactful
insightful
jestful
kistful
listful
mistful
mistrustful
nestful
respectful
thoughtful
thrustful
tristful
unrestful
untrustful
wanrestful

Synonyms and antonyms of ghastful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ghastful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GHASTFUL

Find out the translation of ghastful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ghastful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ghastful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ghastful
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ghastful
570 millions of speakers

English

ghastful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ghastful
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ghastful
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ghastful
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ghastful
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ghastful
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ghastful
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dahsyat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ghastful
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ghastful
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ghastful
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ghastful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ghastful
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ghastful
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयावह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ghastful
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ghastful
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ghastful
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ghastful
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ghastful
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ghastful
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ghastful
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ghastful
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ghastful
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ghastful

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GHASTFUL»

The term «ghastful» is barely ever used and occupies the 204.160 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GHASTFUL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ghastful» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ghastful» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ghastful

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GHASTFUL»

Discover the use of ghastful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ghastful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A New Universal, Technological, Etymological, and ...
GHASTFUL— GHOSTLINESS. GHOSTLY— GIBBERISH. GHABTFUL, gast'fii], a. Dreary; dismal; melancholy; fit for walking ghosts. — Obsolete. Ghastly ia now used. — Which see. I tell no lie, BO ghastfuL grew my name, That it alone ...
John Craig, 1854
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Anachronism: an illustr. ballad
And stood aghast with eyes appalled, Staring immovably. Till Nathan, gravely passing by, There fell, like thread of gold, A gleam from candle holden high On David. dead, and cold. When as he saw this ghastful sight He peaceful felt, and calm ...
George Porter (writer of verse.), 1882
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Dictionarium Scoto-Celticum: a Dictionary of the Gaelic ...
Rud faoin, culaidh chleasachd, ailleagan suarach. GHASTFUL, adj. l. Dreary, dismal, melancholy: uamhannach, doilleir, gruamach, tiamhaidh, cianail. 2. dreadful, frightful: eagalach, oillteil. GHASTFULLY, adv. See Ghastful. GHASTLINESS, s.
‎1828
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A new universal etymological technological, and pronouncing ...
GHASTFUL— GHOSTLINESS. GHOSTLY-GIBBERISH. Ghastful, gast'ftil, a. Dreary ; dismal ; melancholy; fit for walking ghosts. — Obsolete. Ghastly is bow used. — Which see. I tell no lie, so ohastful grew my name, That it alone discomntted ...
John Craig (F.G.S.), 1848
5
Egil's Saga
Crowed in Asgarth Comb-o'-Gold, Fighters to wake for the Father of Hosts. But another croweth to Earth from under: A soot-red cock from the courts of Hell. — Garm bayeth ghastful at Gnipa's cave : The fast must be loos'd and the Wolf fare free ...
Hallvard Lie, Snorri Sturluson
6
Styrbiorn the Strong
High bloweth Heimdall: the Horn is aloft; And Odin muttereth with Mimir's head. Shuddereth Yggdrasill's Ash on high, The old Tree groaneth, and the Titans are unchain'd— Garm haycth ghastful at Gm'pa': cave: The fast mm! he loas'rl and the  ...
Eric Rücker Eddison, 2011
7
The history of the Old and New Testament attempted in verse
He said, The Caitiff heard, with ghastful Looks he fled, And oft he turns his guilty Eyes behind, And starts at every noise, and Breath of Wind : His guilty Eyes and ghastful Looks confess'd The secret hellish Pain that gnaw'd his anxieus Breast.
Samuel Wesley, 1716
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A new and complete dictionary of the English and German ...
Gascoyn, gas-kolnî «. bft .Çin tetWenfel einei çfetbei (Sp.). Gash, gash, ». л. in fleine 6tüete fAneiben, ¡е^фпеН>еп; einen (erbauen, jctfeÇtn, ibm eine бфтапе bantu. Gash, ». tie tiefe, (teile ÎDimct; bet JÇieb, tie с Фтагп'. G ash' ful, л. f. Ghastful.
J. H. Kaltschmidt, 1837
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The English Dialect Dictionary, Being the Complete ...
Cor. Also written ghastful Cor. Ghastly. f. gashful. s.Wor. PORSON Quainl Wds. ( 1875) I3. Cor. 'Twas a ghastful agony in my bosom, and sent for my sins, MORTIMER Tales Moors (1895>15- , ' [Espouvenlable, horrible, gastful, horrid ( COTGR.).] ...
Joseph Wright, 1900
10
The Chambers Dictionary
Also gash'ful or gash ly. n gash liness. adv gash ly [Perh ghastful or ghastly] gash4 gash, adj spare, extra (slang). — n rubbish, waste (slang, orig and esp naut). gasification, gasify, etc. See under gas. gasket gas'kit. n a canvas band used to ...
Allied Chambers, 1998

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GHASTFUL»

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Carnival around the world
... Germany, February 15, 2015. The traditional Elzach Carnival parade with its fool character called Schuttig (ghastful) which dates back to the ... «Reuters, Feb 15»

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