Ghastliness (Noun)
Meaning
The quality of being ghastly.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The abandoned mansion's ghastliness was palpable as we stepped inside, its grandeur overshadowed by decay and neglect.
- Her ghastliness was etched on every inch of her face, a reflection of the horrors she had witnessed during the war.
- The zombie movie's ghastliness was not just in the blood and gore, but in the way it explored the depravity of human nature.
- As I walked through the dark forest, the twisted trees seemed to exude an aura of ghastliness, their branches like skeletal fingers reaching out to snatch me.
- The painter's use of dark colors and macabre imagery emphasized the ghastliness of the scene, capturing the sense of foreboding and dread that hung in the air.