- ghostly
- adjective (ghostlier; -est) Date: before 12th century 1. of or relating to the soul ; spiritual 2. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a ghost ; spectral • ghostliness noun • ghostly adverb
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Ghostly — Ghost ly, a. [OE. gastlich, gostlich, AS. g[=a]stlic. See {Ghost}.] 1. Relating to the soul; not carnal or secular; spiritual; as, a ghostly confessor. [1913 Webster] Save and defend us from our ghostly enemies. Book of Common Prayer [Ch. of Eng … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ghostly — O.E. gastlic spiritual, holy; clerical; also ghostly, spectral, pertaining to or characteristic of a ghost; see GHOST (Cf. ghost) + LY (Cf. ly) (1). Related: Ghostliness … Etymology dictionary
Ghostly — Ghost ly, adv. Spiritually; mystically. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ghostly — index nonsubstantial (not sturdy) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ghostly — [adj] spooky apparitional, cadaverous, corpselike, deathlike, divine, eerie, eidolic, ghastly, haunted, holy, illusory, insubstantial, pale, phantasmal, phantom, scary, shadowy, spectral, spiritual, supernatural, uncanny, unearthly, vampiric, wan … New thesaurus
ghostly — ► ADJECTIVE (ghostlier, ghostliest) ▪ of or like a ghost; eerie and unnatural … English terms dictionary
ghostly — [gōst′lē] adj. ghostlier, ghostliest [ME gostlich < OE gastlic, spiritual, spectral] 1. of, like, or characteristic of a ghost; spectral 2. Now Rare having to do with the soul or religion; spiritual ghostliness n … English World dictionary
ghostly — [[t]go͟ʊstli[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Something that is ghostly seems unreal or unnatural and may be frightening because of this. The moon shone, shedding a ghostly light on the fields. ...Sonia s ghostly laughter. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A ghostly presence… … English dictionary
ghostly — UK [ˈɡəʊs(t)lɪ] / US [ˈɡoʊs(t)lɪ] adjective Word forms ghostly : adjective ghostly comparative ghostlier superlative ghostliest reminding you of a ghost a ghostly light/form/sound ghostly pale … English dictionary
ghostly — adjective slightly frightening and seeming to be connected with ghosts or spirits: a ghostly stare ghostly adverb: ghostly pale ghostliness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ghostly — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Ghostly is used with these nouns: ↑echo, ↑figure, ↑glow, ↑presence, ↑shape, ↑silhouette {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adv. Ghostly is used with these adjectives: ↑pale … Collocations dictionary
