different between inhuman vs ghastly
inhuman
English
Etymology
in- +? human
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?hju?m?n/
- Rhymes: -u?m?n
Adjective
inhuman (comparative more inhuman, superlative most inhuman)
- Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
Antonyms
- humane
Translations
Anagrams
- humanin
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
inhuman (comparative inhumaner, superlative am inhumansten)
- inhumane
Declension
Further reading
- “inhuman” in Duden online
Spanish
Verb
inhuman
- Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of inhumar.
- Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of inhumar.
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ghastly
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)
- 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.
- 1798, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
- Horrifyingly shocking.
- Extremely bad.
Synonyms
- (sickly pale): See also Thesaurus:pallid
- (horrifyingly shocking): lurid
Translations
Adverb
ghastly (not comparable)
- 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?"
- 1921, William Dudley Pelley, The Fog: A Novel, page 196:
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