Etymology

ghastful

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Today it means: Causing fear; terrifying. Full definition →

Middle English gastful
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromgastful
  2. English todayghastful

From Middle English gastful, equivalent to ghast + -ful. See ghastly.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.