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. ] --
n. The state of being ghastly; a deathlike look. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
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 ]
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 ]
n. Ghastliness. [ Obs. ] Shak.