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Ghostly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɡoʊstli/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Ghostly is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.

Meaning

Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.

More Meanings

  1. Spooky; frightening.
  2. (archaic) Relating to the soul; not carnal or secular; spiritual.

Example Sentences

a ghostly confessor
A ghostly hush fell.
a ghostly figure with a hood
The ghostly moaning was heard from upstairs.

Word Forms

Synonyms for ghostly

Depending on context, synonyms include apparitional, ghastly, ghostish, ghostlike, phantomic, phantomlike.

apparitionalghastlyghostishghostlikephantomicphantomlikephantasmalphantasmicspectralspookywraithlikewraithyaffreuxalarmingspine-tinglingappallingeldritchbuggishbutt-clenchingbuttock-clenchingdismayfuldreadfulfearfulflaysomeflesh-crawlingformidablefreakyfrightening

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include spectral, ghostlike, phantasmal, spiritual, apparitional, supernatural.

spectralghostlikephantasmalspiritualapparitionalsupernaturaleeriephantomwraithlikespookishshadowyunearthlyotherworldlyspiritlikeincorporealdisembodiedetherealhauntedeldritchpreternatural

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