ghastly murder
1ghastly — [[t]gɑ͟ːstli, gæ̱stli[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone or something as ghastly, you mean that you dislike them a lot. [INFORMAL] ...a mother accompanied by her ghastly unruly child. ...a ghastly pair of white shoes... This wallpaper is… …
2ghastly — /ˈgastli / (say gahstlee) adjective (ghastlier, ghastliest) 1. frightful; dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder. 2. deathly pale: a ghastly look. 3. bad; unpleasant; shocking: a ghastly failure. –adverb Obsolete 4. in a ghastly manner; horribly. 5 …
3ghastly — ghastliness, n. /gast lee, gahst /, adj., ghastlier, ghastliest, adv. adj. 1. shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder. 2. resembling a ghost, esp. in being very pale: a ghastly look to his face. 3. terrible; very bad: a… …
4ghastly — ghast•ly [[t]ˈgæst li, ˈgɑst [/t]] adj. li•er, li•est, adv. 1) shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder[/ex] 2) resembling a ghost, esp. in being very pale; cadaverous 3) terrible; very bad: a ghastly error[/ex] 4) in a… …
5ghastly — adjective 1) a ghastly murder Syn: terrible, frightful, horrible, grim, awful, horrifying, shocking, appalling, horrendous, monstrous 2) informal a ghastly building Syn …
6ghastly — ghastly, grisly, gruesome, macabre, grim, lurid are comparable when they mean horrifying and repellent in appearance or aspect. Ghastly suggests the terrifying aspects of death or bloodshed {the dying man s ghastly pallor} {death grinned horrible …
7ghastly — adjective (ghastlier; est) Etymology: Middle English gastly, from gasten to terrify more at gast Date: 14th century 1. a. terrifyingly horrible to the senses ; frightening < a ghastly crime > b. intensely unpleasant, disagreeable, or… …
8Murder of Julia Martha Thomas — Kate Webster, the killer of Julia Martha Thomas. The murder of Julia Martha Thomas, dubbed the Barnes Mystery or the Richmond Murder by the press, was one of the most notorious crimes in late 19th century Britain. Thomas, a widow in her 50s who… …
9Parkman-Webster murder case — The Parkman Webster murder case was a highly publicized crime, investigation, and trial that shook the American city of Boston, Massachusetts to its core in 1849–1850, due to the crime s gruesome nature and the high social station of the victim… …
10Parkman–Webster murder case — The Parkman Webster murder case was a highly publicized crime, investigation, and trial that shook the American city of Boston, Massachusetts to its core in 1849–1850, due to the crime s gruesome nature and the high social station of the victim… …