- ghostly ghost·ly adj
- ['ɡəʊstlɪ]
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a ghostly apparition — uno spettro
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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 — ghost•ly [[t]ˈgoʊst li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est 1) of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; spectral 2) spiritual • Etymology: bef. 900 ghost′li•ness, n … From formal English to slang
ghostly — ghost|ly [ˈgəustli US ˈgoust ] adj slightly frightening and seeming to be related to ghosts or spirits ▪ a ghostly figure in a white dress … Dictionary of contemporary English
ghostly — adj 1. ghost like, spectral, phantom like; unreal, illusory, illusive, shadowy, phantasmal, phan tasmic, phantasmical, phantasmatic; supernatural, preternatural, unearthly, wierd, strange, uncanny, mysterious, frightening, Inf. scary, Inf. spooky … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
ghostly — adj. (ghostlier, ghostliest) like a ghost; spectral. Derivatives: ghostliness n. Etymology: OE gastlic (as GHOST) … Useful english dictionary
ghost — ghostily, adv. ghostlike, adj. /gohst/, n. 1. the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons. 2. a mere shadow or semblance; a trace: He s a… … Universalium
ghostly — ghostliness, n. /gohst lee/, adj., ghostlier, ghostliest. 1. of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral. 2. Literary. spiritual. [bef. 900; ME; OE gastlic. See GHOST, LY] Syn. 1. wraithlike, phantom, ghostlike, unearthly.… … Universalium
ghostly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ghostlike, spectral, phantasmal. See demon. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Concerning a ghost] Syn. ghostlike, pale, wan; see frightful 1 . 2. [Concerning the soul] Syn. spiritual, holy, religious; see… … English dictionary for students
ghostly — ghost·ly || gəʊstlɪ adj. ghostlike, resembling a ghost, spectral … English contemporary dictionary
ghostly — [ˈgəʊs(t)li] adj reminding you of a ghost … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
