ghostly

ghost·ly  (gstl)

adj. ghost·li·er, ghost·li·est

1. Of, relating to, or resembling a ghost, a wraith, or an apparition; spectral.

2. Of or relating to the soul or spirit; spiritual.

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ghostli·ness n.

ghostly adv.

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ghostly [ˈgəʊstlɪ]

adj -lier, -liest

1. of or resembling a ghost; spectral a ghostly face appeared at the window

2. suggesting the presence of ghosts; eerie

3. Archaic of or relating to the soul or spirit

ghostliness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

ghostly - resembling or characteristic of a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance" apparitional, ghostlike, phantasmal, spectral, spiritual supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"

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ghostly

adjective unearthly, weird, phantom, eerie, supernatural, uncanny, spooky (informal), spectral, eldritch (poetic), ghostlike, phantasmal The moon shed a ghostly light on the fields.

Translations

ghostly [ˈgəustlɪ] ADJ → fantasmal, espectral

ghostly [ˈgəʊstli] adj → fantomatique
ghost story n → histoire f de revenants
ghost town n → ville f fantôme
ghost train n (British) → train m fantôme
ghost-write [ˈgəʊstraɪt] vt
He didn't write it, the book was ghost-written → Il ne l'a pas écrit, le livre a été écrit par un nègre.

ghostly

adj (+er) → geisterhaft, gespenstisch; a ghostly presence → die Gegenwart eines Geistes

ghostly [ˈgəʊstlɪ] adj → spettrale
a ghostly apparition → uno spettro

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ghostly [ˈgəʊstlɪ] adj → spettrale
a ghostly apparition → uno spettro