different between immoral vs ghastly

English

Etymology

From im- +? moral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??m?r?l/
• Rhymes: -?r?l

Adjective

immoral (comparative more immoral, superlative most immoral)

1. Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law.

   Synonyms: wicked, unjust, dishonest, vicious, licentious, unethical, corrupt, unscrupulous, wrong, unrighteous

   Antonyms: moral, pure, righteous

Usage notes

• Said of people, deeds, groups, traditions, or practices.

Related terms

• amoral

Translations

Further reading

• immoral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• immoral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Etymology

From im- +? moral.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /im.mo??al/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /im.mu??al/

Adjective

immoral (masculine and feminine plural immorals)

1. immoral

   Antonym: moral

Derived terms

Further reading

• “immoral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “immoral” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “immoral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “immoral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From im- +? moral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.m?.?al/

Adjective

immoral (feminine singular immorale, masculine plural immoraux, feminine plural immorales)

1. immoral

   Antonym: moral

Related terms

Descendants

• Russian: ???????????????? (beznrávstvennyj) (calque)

Further reading

• “immoral” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From a conflation of a derivation of Old English g?stan (“to torment, frighten”) with the suffix -lic, and ghostly (which was also spelt "gastlich" in Middle English). Equivalent to ghast/gast + -ly. Spelling with 'gh' developed 16th century due to the conflation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /????s(t).li/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??æs(t).li/

Adjective

ghastly (comparative ghastlier, superlative ghastliest)

1. Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.
   • 1798, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

     Each turned his face with a ghastly pang.
2. Horrifyingly shocking.
3. Extremely bad.

Synonyms

• (sickly pale): See also Thesaurus:pallid
• (horrifyingly shocking): lurid

Translations

Adverb

ghastly (not comparable)

1. In a ghastly manner.
   • 1921, William Dudley Pelley, The Fog: A Novel, page 196:

     Johnathan's lips moved ghastly before his voice would come. "So I'm crazy, am I? And if I choose to murder you, what would you do?"