ghost-likeadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊs(t)lʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊs(t)ˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ghost n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < ghost n. + -like suffix. With use as adjective compare earlier ghostly adj. and ghosty adj. With use as adverb compare earlier ghostly adv. (although this is first attested later in the corresponding sense) and ghostishly adv.

A. adj.

1. Resembling, characteristic of, or reminiscent of a ghost, esp. in appearance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [adjective] > resembling a ghost

ghost-like1573

spectred1791

ghostish1801

spectral1828

phantomish1832

wraith-like1865

ghosty1866

revenant1897

wraithly1909

1573 G. Gascoigne Hundreth Sundrie Flowres 425 Vp on foote I set my ghostlike corse, And when the stonie walls haue oft renewed My pittious plaintes, with Ecchoes of remorce, Then doe I cry and call vpon thy name.

1584 W. Warner Pan his Syrinx xvii. sig. H2^v Looking as ghost-like as any other, and supporting his weake body with a shorte Iauilin pight in the middle of the Hathes.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre ii. ix. 56 The ghost-like ghastlinesse of their famished faces.

1733 D. Turner Anc. Physician's Legacy 47 [They] had the like Palpitation, Pain in the Stomach and Bowels, their Bellies swelled, and their Complexion, ghost-like.

1835 N. P. Willis Melanie 291 Her majestic trees stand ghostlike in the Cæsars' home.

1952 G. F. Hervey & J. Hems Freshwater Trop. Aquarium Fishes 230 (heading) The fish is almost ghost-like in appearance.

2006 J. T. Costa Other Insect Societies xi. 310 Hauntingly beautiful ghostlike silhouettes, almost invisible against the tree.

2. Giving the impression of being haunted by ghosts; suggestive of ghostly activity; eerie and unnatural.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [adjective] > resembling a ghost > resembling a place haunted by ghosts

ghost-like1851

1851 Reynolds's Misc. 8 Mar. 106/2 The gloomy and ghost-like place.

1884 Queen Victoria More Leaves 80 It looks very ghostlike, and reminds me a little of Holyrood Chapel.

1990 Sunday Tel. 11 Nov. (Review section) p. i/4 Central Delhi today gives one the same kind of uneasy, almost ghost-like feeling.

2005 Independent 4 Feb. 33/4 A creepy, ghost-like atmosphere returns with the fifth act.

B. adv.

In a manner reminiscent of a ghost; like a ghost.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [adverb]

phantomishlya1450

ghostishlyc1565

spectrically1615

spirit-like1638

ghost-like1647

ghostly1781

ghostlily1824

ghostilyc1825

spectrally1837

phantomically1882

1647 R. Herrick Noble Numbers 40 I Would to God, that mine old age might have Before my last, but here a living grave, Some one poore Almes-house; there to lie, or stir, Ghost-like, as in my meaner sepulcher.

1842 H. W. Longfellow Belfry of Bruges iv Wreaths of snow-white smoke ascending, vanished, ghost-like into air.

1859 Ld. Tennyson Guinevere in Idylls of King 256 Himself became as mist Before her, moving ghostlike to his doom.

1929 Travel Jan. 42/2 The King pointed with his whip to a conical mound, its slopes covered with long steppe-grass waving ghost-like in the moonlight.

2016 Forever Sports Feb. 22/2 By now, the original throw-in taker has drifted ghost-like into the box..to finish.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ghost-like
释义	ghost-likeadj.adv. Brit. /ˈɡəʊs(t)lʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊs(t)ˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ghost n., -like suffix. Etymology: < ghost n. + -like suffix. With use as adjective compare earlier ghostly adj. and ghosty adj. With use as adverb compare earlier ghostly adv. (although this is first attested later in the corresponding sense) and ghostishly adv. A. adj. 1. Resembling, characteristic of, or reminiscent of a ghost, esp. in appearance. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [adjective] > resembling a ghost ghost-like1573 spectred1791 ghostish1801 spectral1828 phantomish1832 wraith-like1865 ghosty1866 revenant1897 wraithly1909 1573 G. Gascoigne Hundreth Sundrie Flowres 425 Vp on foote I set my ghostlike corse, And when the stonie walls haue oft renewed My pittious plaintes, with Ecchoes of remorce, Then doe I cry and call vpon thy name. 1584 W. Warner Pan his Syrinx xvii. sig. H2^v Looking as ghost-like as any other, and supporting his weake body with a shorte Iauilin pight in the middle of the Hathes. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre ii. ix. 56 The ghost-like ghastlinesse of their famished faces. 1733 D. Turner Anc. Physician's Legacy 47 [They] had the like Palpitation, Pain in the Stomach and Bowels, their Bellies swelled, and their Complexion, ghost-like. 1835 N. P. Willis Melanie 291 Her majestic trees stand ghostlike in the Cæsars' home. 1952 G. F. Hervey & J. Hems Freshwater Trop. Aquarium Fishes 230 (heading) The fish is almost ghost-like in appearance. 2006 J. T. Costa Other Insect Societies xi. 310 Hauntingly beautiful ghostlike silhouettes, almost invisible against the tree. 2. Giving the impression of being haunted by ghosts; suggestive of ghostly activity; eerie and unnatural. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [adjective] > resembling a ghost > resembling a place haunted by ghosts ghost-like1851 1851 Reynolds's Misc. 8 Mar. 106/2 The gloomy and ghost-like place. 1884 Queen Victoria More Leaves 80 It looks very ghostlike, and reminds me a little of Holyrood Chapel. 1990 Sunday Tel. 11 Nov. (Review section) p. i/4 Central Delhi today gives one the same kind of uneasy, almost ghost-like feeling. 2005 Independent 4 Feb. 33/4 A creepy, ghost-like atmosphere returns with the fifth act. B. adv. In a manner reminiscent of a ghost; like a ghost. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [adverb] phantomishlya1450 ghostishlyc1565 spectrically1615 spirit-like1638 ghost-like1647 ghostly1781 ghostlily1824 ghostilyc1825 spectrally1837 phantomically1882 1647 R. Herrick Noble Numbers 40 I Would to God, that mine old age might have Before my last, but here a living grave, Some one poore Almes-house; there to lie, or stir, Ghost-like, as in my meaner sepulcher. 1842 H. W. Longfellow Belfry of Bruges iv Wreaths of snow-white smoke ascending, vanished, ghost-like into air. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Guinevere in Idylls of King 256 Himself became as mist Before her, moving ghostlike to his doom. 1929 Travel Jan. 42/2 The King pointed with his whip to a conical mound, its slopes covered with long steppe-grass waving ghost-like in the moonlight. 2016 Forever Sports Feb. 22/2 By now, the original throw-in taker has drifted ghost-like into the box..to finish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1573
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