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ghostly

[ gohst-lee ]
/ ˈgoʊst li /
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adjective, ghost·li·er, ghost·li·est.
of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.
Literary. spiritual.
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Origin of ghostly

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ghostly

ghost·li·ness, nounun·ghost·ly, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for ghostly

ghostly
/ (ˈɡəʊstlɪ) /

adjective -lier or -liest
of or resembling a ghost; spectrala ghostly face appeared at the window
suggesting the presence of ghosts; eerie
archaic of or relating to the soul or spirit

Derived forms of ghostly

ghostliness, noun
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