Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
ghastlier
Adjective
/ˈɡæs.tli.ər/
Definition
more ghastly, more frightening or horrible; having an alarming or dreadful appearance.
Examples
- The movie’s special effects were ghastlier than I had anticipated, leaving the audience in shock.
- In the story, the ghastlier the monster appeared, the more terrified the villagers became.
- His description of the ghost was ghastlier than any nightmare I had ever experienced.
Meaning
The term ‘ghastlier’ is used to describe something that is exceedingly horrific or shocking in a visual or emotional sense.
Synonyms
- more horrifying
- more gruesome
- more dreadful
- more appalling
