There was something so methodical and so incomprehensible about the deeds of this unknown assassin, that it imparted a fresh ghastliness to his crimes.
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Ghastliness
Synonyms for "ghastliness" (26 found)
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Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (7)
Related words (13)
Noun(7 words)
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9 entriesforeboding tonegrim moodgrisly imagegrotesque appearancemacabre scenepale visagespectral outlineunearthly hueunsettling ambiance
Collocations
6 entriescultural ghastlinessghastliness in narrativeghastliness of the scenegruesome ghastlinesspsychological ghastlinessunmistakable ghastliness
Inflections
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1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
In both a mazefull ſolitarineſſe: / In night of ſprites the gaſtly powers to ſtur, / In thee or ſprites or ſprited gaſtlineſſe: […]
Source: wiktionary
Francesca felt oppressed as she gazed on the bare walls, the wooden pallet, the crucifix at the foot, where the wan light of the ill-supplied lamp gave a strange ghastliness to the dying agony of the Saviour.
Source: wiktionary