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ghostly

[ gohst-lee ]

adjective

, ghost·li·er, ghost·li·est.
  1. of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.

    Synonyms: ghostlike, wraithlike, unearthly, phantom

  2. Literary. spiritual.


ˈghostly

/ ˈɡəʊstlɪ /

adjective

  1. of or resembling a ghost; spectral

    a ghostly face appeared at the window

  2. suggesting the presence of ghosts; eerie
  3. archaic.
    of or relating to the soul or spirit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈghostliness, noun
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Other Words From

  • ghostli·ness noun
  • un·ghostly adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ghostly1

before 900; Middle English; Old English gāstlīc. See ghost, -ly
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Example Sentences

He starred as the title character in the horror series, depicting the ghostly Candyman character with a hook for a hand, summoned by saying his name five times in front of a mirror.

From BBC

Granted, “Out of Time’s” earworm “Shiny Happy People” is gratingly banal, but the album also features spoken-word passages, brooding bass lines and ghostly steel-guitar drone.

By relinquishing that quest and settling into her new ghostly state –– which, we agree with Billy, suits her –– Agatha can impart the wisdom she’s learned walking the proverbial Witches Road.

From Salon

Drive through any neighborhood in Los Angeles County and you’ll find several homes with a giant inflatable pumpkin, Jack Skellington or ghostly arch.

Moreover, as Zehme writes in the first chapter, Carson’s “ghostly wrath” “seems to still spook eternal; ancient pledges of tight-lipped ones persist, especially regarding his very human flaws. ”

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