ghostly

[ gohst-lee ]
/ ˈgoʊst li /

adjective, ghost·li·er, ghost·li·est.

of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.
Literary. spiritual.

Origin of ghostly

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ghostly

ghost·li·ness, noun un·ghost·ly, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for ghostly

ghostly
/ (ˈɡəʊstlɪ) /

adjective -lier or -liest

of or resembling a ghost; spectral a 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