English → Latin
“ghastly” in Latin
cadāverōsuscorpse-likelūriduspale yellow, wan, sallow, lurid; ghastly, horrifyingexsanguisDeprived of blood, without or lacking in blood; bloodless.; Pale, wan.; Powerless, feeble, weak, exhausted.foedustreaty, compact, alliance, truce, league; agreement, bond, contract, compact, pact, pledge, conditions, terms; covenantvulnuswound, injury; blow; incisioncicātrīxscar
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ghastly
cadaverosus: luridus: exsanguis (without any blood in the face; pale from fear, rage, etc.): cadaverosa facie (of a ghastly pale complexion): sine colore (either always or at the moment, from fear, etc.; e.g. sine colore constitit). Anybody is ghastly pale, pallor aliquem facit horrendum aspectu († Hor., Sat., 1, 8, 26).
Shocking to behold, foedus (e.g., vulnus, cicatrix, both †). Vid: TERRIBLE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ghastly?
- The usual Latin words for “ghastly” are cadāverōsus, lūridus, exsanguis; also foedus, vulnus, cicātrīx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.