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Ghastful vs Gastful - What's the difference?

ghastful | gastful |

Gastful is a alternative form of ghastful.



As adjectives the difference between ghastful and gastful

is that ghastful is causing fear; terrifying; dreadful; fit to make one aghast; exceedingly dismal while gastful is alternative form of ghastful.

ghastful

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (label) Causing fear; terrifying; dreadful; fit to make one aghast; exceedingly dismal.
  • * 1922 , , The Worm Ouroboros :
  • Very desolate was that valley, having a dark aspect and a ghastful , such as a man might look for in the infernal glens of Pyriphlegethon or Acheron.
  • (label) Terrified, frightened.
  • * 1716 , , The history of the Old and New Testament attempted in verse , p. 13 (Google preview):
  • Th' Almighty an?wers — "I my ?elf will place
    "The dreadful Stains of Murther on the Face,
    "That all may ?hun thy Crimes'' and ''Fate . — He ?aid,
    The Caitiff'' heard, with ''gha?tful Looks he fled.

    Derived terms

    * ghastfully * ghastfulness (Webster 1913)

    gastful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)