ghostilyadv.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊstᵻli/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊstəli/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or perhaps (ii) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: ghost n., -y suffix¹, -ly suffix²; ghostlily adv.

Etymology: Either (i) < ghost n. + -y suffix¹ + -ly suffix² (compare later ghosty adj. 2), or perhaps (ii) a variant (with dissimilation) of ghostlily adv. Compare earlier ghostly adv. 2. Compare also earlier ghosty adj. 1 (in a different sense and not attested after the 17th cent.).For a parallel formation compare earlier beastily adv.

In a ghostly or ghost-like manner.

ΘΚΠ

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

phantomishlya1450

ghostishlyc1565

spectrically1615

spirit-like1638

ghost-like1647

ghostly1781

ghostlily1824

ghostilyc1825

spectrally1837

phantomically1882

c1825 W. T. Moncrieff Giovanni in London ii. iv. 13 (stage direct.) in London Stage III Ballad.—Leporello. (Very Ghostily.) Air—‘Barney leave the Girls alone’.

a1849 T. L. Beddoes Poems (1851) I. 196 Night's dumbness breaks rolling Ghostily.

1938 R. Wright Uncle Tom's Children 92 An oak tree loomed ghostily, its leaves whispering.

1988 L. R. Banks Melusine (1990) vii. 55 ‘Woo—woo—aaah!’ went Polly ghostily.

2011 Guardian (Nexis) 18 June (Guide) 40 Towers of icy steam emerge ghostily from grids of metal piping.

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

单词	ghostily
释义	ghostilyadv. Brit. /ˈɡəʊstᵻli/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊstəli/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or perhaps (ii) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: ghost n., -y suffix¹, -ly suffix²; ghostlily adv. Etymology: Either (i) < ghost n. + -y suffix¹ + -ly suffix² (compare later ghosty adj. 2), or perhaps (ii) a variant (with dissimilation) of ghostlily adv. Compare earlier ghostly adv. 2. Compare also earlier ghosty adj. 1 (in a different sense and not attested after the 17th cent.).For a parallel formation compare earlier beastily adv. In a ghostly or ghost-like manner. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [adverb] phantomishlya1450 ghostishlyc1565 spectrically1615 spirit-like1638 ghost-like1647 ghostly1781 ghostlily1824 ghostilyc1825 spectrally1837 phantomically1882 c1825 W. T. Moncrieff Giovanni in London ii. iv. 13 (stage direct.) in London Stage III Ballad.—Leporello. (Very Ghostily.) Air—‘Barney leave the Girls alone’. a1849 T. L. Beddoes Poems (1851) I. 196 Night's dumbness breaks rolling Ghostily. 1938 R. Wright Uncle Tom's Children 92 An oak tree loomed ghostily, its leaves whispering. 1988 L. R. Banks Melusine (1990) vii. 55 ‘Woo—woo—aaah!’ went Polly ghostily. 2011 Guardian (Nexis) 18 June (Guide) 40 Towers of icy steam emerge ghostily from grids of metal piping. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1825
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