Putrid vs Ghastly - What's the difference?
putrid | ghastly | Related terms |
Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.
of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
Vile, disgusting.
morally corrupt
totally objectionable
Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.
*(Samuel Taylor Coleridge) (1772-1834)
*:Each turned his face with a ghastly pang.
* (1800-1859)
*:His face was so ghastly that it could scarcely be recognized.
Horrifyingly shocking.
*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail.
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*:They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.
Extremely bad.
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In a ghastly manner.
Putrid is a related term of ghastly.
As adjectives the difference between putrid and ghastly
is that putrid is rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction while ghastly is like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.As an adverb ghastly is
in a ghastly manner.putrid
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
* Nouns to which "putrid" is often applied: smell, odor, flesh, matter, meat.Synonyms
* malodorousSee also
* rotten * foul * odorAnagrams
* ----ghastly
English
Adjective
(er)Synonyms
* luridAdverb
(-)- He turned ghastly pale on hearing the news.