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ghostly
ghostlycharacteristic of a ghost; phantasmal; spectral; wraithlike; unearthly: a ghostly silence Not to be confused with:ghastly – dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder; deathlike, pallid, cadaverousghost·ly G0113100 (gōst′lē)adj. ghost·li·er, ghost·li·est 1. Of, relating to, or resembling a ghost, a wraith, or an apparition; spectral.2. Of or relating to the soul or spirit; spiritual. ghost′li·ness n.ghost′ly adv.ghostly (ˈɡəʊstlɪ) adj, -lier or -liest1. of or resembling a ghost; spectral: a ghostly face appeared at the window. 2. suggesting the presence of ghosts; eerie3. archaic of or relating to the soul or spirit ˈghostliness nghost•ly (ˈgoʊst li) adj. -li•er, -li•est. 1. of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; spectral. 2. spiritual. [before 900] ghost′li•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | ghostly - resembling or characteristic of a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance"apparitional, ghostlike, phantasmal, spectral, spiritualsupernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings" |
ghostlyadjective unearthly, weird, phantom, eerie, supernatural, uncanny, spooky (informal), spectral, eldritch (poetic), ghostlike, phantasmal The moon shed a ghostly light on the fields.ghostlyadjectiveGruesomely suggestive of ghosts or death:cadaverous, deadly, deathlike, deathly, ghastly, ghostlike, spectral.Translationsghost (gəust) noun a spirit, usually of a dead person. Do you believe in ghosts?; Hamlet thought he saw his father's ghost. 鬼魂 幽灵,鬼 ˈghostly adjective of or like a ghost or ghosts. a ghostly figure. 鬼(般)的 鬼的,幽灵似的 give up the ghost to die. 死 死IdiomsSeeghostly presenceEncyclopediaSeeghostghostly
Synonyms for ghostlyadj unearthlySynonyms- unearthly
- weird
- phantom
- eerie
- supernatural
- uncanny
- spooky
- spectral
- eldritch
- ghostlike
- phantasmal
Synonyms for ghostlyadj gruesomely suggestive of ghosts or deathSynonyms- cadaverous
- deadly
- deathlike
- deathly
- ghastly
- ghostlike
- spectral
Synonyms for ghostlyadj resembling or characteristic of a phantomSynonyms- apparitional
- ghostlike
- phantasmal
- spectral
- spiritual
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