adjective
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of or resembling a ghost; spectral
a ghostly face appeared at the window
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suggesting the presence of ghosts; eerie
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archaic of or relating to the soul or spirit
Other Word Forms
- ghostliness noun
- unghostly adjective
Etymology
Origin of ghostly
before 900; Middle English; Old English gāstlīc. See ghost, -ly
Example Sentences
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“You can have the shawarma!” he shouted over the ghostly din.
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Was it just him, or did she seem to be growing less… ghostly?
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It was dark now, and the winter sky was alive with the twisting, dancing, ghostly green lights of the Aurora Borealis.
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Surely he was trying to understand the trail of blood and his encounter with the ghostly bank teller.
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I hear ghostly whispers from the weapon’s runes, garbled messages spoken in forgotten languages.
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