ghastly vs ominous

ghastly

adj
  • Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal. 

  • Horrifyingly shocking. 

  • Extremely bad. 

adv
  • In a ghastly manner. 

ominous

adj
  • Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen 

  • Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant. 

How often have the words ghastly and ominous occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )