- gástlic
- adj spiritual, holy; clerical (not lay); ghastly, ghostly, spectral; adv \gástliclíce spiritually
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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Ghast — The word ghast may either be a recent back formation, arising from either the word , which came from Anglo Saxon gāstlīc = like a ghost ; or the word , from the Middle English gāstēn to frighten. Or alternatively Lovecraft may have derived it… … Wikipedia
ghostly — ghostliness, n. /gohst lee/, adj., ghostlier, ghostliest. 1. of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral. 2. Literary. spiritual. [bef. 900; ME; OE gastlic. See GHOST, LY] Syn. 1. wraithlike, phantom, ghostlike, unearthly.… … Universalium
Middle English phonology — The phonology of Middle English is necessarily somewhat speculative, since it is preserved purely as a written language. Nevertheless, there is a very large corpus of Middle English. The dialects of Middle English vary greatly over both time and… … Wikipedia
ghostly — O.E. gastlic spiritual, holy; clerical; also ghostly, spectral, pertaining to or characteristic of a ghost; see GHOST (Cf. ghost) + LY (Cf. ly) (1). Related: Ghostliness … Etymology dictionary
ghastly — /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 …
ghostly — [gōst′lē] adj. ghostlier, ghostliest [ME gostlich < OE gastlic, spiritual, spectral] 1. of, like, or characteristic of a ghost; spectral 2. Now Rare having to do with the soul or religion; spiritual ghostliness n … English World dictionary
ghostly — adj. (ghostlier, ghostliest) like a ghost; spectral. Derivatives: ghostliness n. Etymology: OE gastlic (as GHOST) … Useful english dictionary
ghast´li|ness — ghast|ly «GAST lee, GAHST », adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb. –adj. 1. causing terror; horrible; frightful; shocking: »Murder is a ghastly crime. 2 … Useful english dictionary
ghast´li|ly — ghast|ly «GAST lee, GAHST », adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb. –adj. 1. causing terror; horrible; frightful; shocking: »Murder is a ghastly crime. 2 … Useful english dictionary
ghast|ly — «GAST lee, GAHST », adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb. –adj. 1. causing terror; horrible; frightful; shocking: »Murder is a ghastly crime. 2 … Useful english dictionary
