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v. t. See Agast, v. t. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & p. p. [ OE. agast, agasted, p. p. of agasten to terrify, fr. AS. pref. ā- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + g&unr_;stan to terrify, torment: cf. Goth. usgaisjan to terrify, primitively to fix, to root to the spot with terror; akin to L. haerere to stick fast, cling. See Gaze, Hesitate. ] Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror. [ 1913 Webster ]

Aghast he waked; and, starting from his bed,
Cold sweat in clammy drops his limbs o'erspread. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

The commissioners read and stood aghast. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OE. gasten. See Ghastly, a. ] To strike aghast; to affright. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Ghasted by the noise I made.
Full suddenly he fled. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Ghastly, a. ] Fit to make one aghast; dismal. [ Obs. ] -- Ghast"ful*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. The state of being ghastly; a deathlike look. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Ghastlier superl. Ghastliest. ] [ OE. gastlich, gastli, fearful, causing fear, fr. gasten to terrify, AS. gæstan. Cf. Aghast, Gast, Gaze, Ghostly. ] 1. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal. [ 1913 Webster ]

Each turned his face with a ghastly pang. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

His face was so ghastly that it could scarcely be recognized. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Horrible; shocking; dreadful; hideous. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a ghastly manner; hideously. [ 1913 Webster ]

Staring full ghastly like a strangled man. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]