ghostly

[ gohst-lee ]
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adjective,ghost·li·er, ghost·li·est.
  1. of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.

  2. Literary. spiritual.

Origin of ghostly

1
before 900; Middle English; Old English gāstlīc.See ghost, -ly

Other words for ghostly

Other words from ghostly

  • ghost·li·ness, noun
  • un·ghost·ly, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for ghostly

ghostly

/ (ˈɡəʊstlɪ) /


adjective-lier or -liest
  1. of or resembling a ghost; spectral: a ghostly face appeared at the window

  2. suggesting the presence of ghosts; eerie

  1. archaic of or relating to the soul or spirit

Derived forms of ghostly

  • ghostliness, noun

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