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ghastful

American  
[gast-fuhl, gahst-] / ˈgæst fəl, ˈgɑst- /

adjective

Obsolete.
  1. frightful.


Etymology

Origin of ghastful

1350–1400; Middle English gastful; see ghast, -ful

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And he maketh a ruthful noise and ghastful, when one proffereth to fight with another: and unneth is hurt when he is thrown down off an high place.

From Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus by Steele, Robert

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