ghostly

ˈɡoʊstli

ghostlier, ghostliest

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Definition of ghostly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

eeriecausing a feeling of eeriness

The ghostly silence filled the abandoned house.

eerie

haunting

spooky

like a ghostresembling or characteristic of a ghost

The ghostly figure appeared in the mist..

eerie

phantom

spectral

supernatural

Rare

seeming unreal or unnatural

Rare

The ghostly glow of the moon was mesmerizing.

eerie

phantom

spectral

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Origin of ghostly

Old English, gastlic (spiritual)

Terms with ghostly included in their meaning

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haunted house

ghostly residence

house believed to be inhabited by ghosts

spooky

adj.

ghostly

eerie or suggestive of ghosts

disembodied spirit

culture

ghostly presence perceived by humans

spectral

adj.

ghostly

related to ghosts or spectres

wraith

ghost

ghostly figure seen after someone's death

unearthly

adj.

supernatural

eerie or ghostly in appearance or sound

phantasm

ghost

ghostly appearing figure

specter of something

ghost

ghostly presence or apparition

Examples of ghostly in a sentence

The ghostly glow of the moon lit up the night.
A ghostly whisper echoed through the hall.
The painting had a ghostly glow.
A ghostly figure appeared in the old photograph.
The ghostly silence filled the abandoned house.

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French:fantomatique, irréel, ...
German:geisterhaft, gespenstisch, ...
Italian:spettrale, irreale, ...
Spanish:fantasmal, fantasmagórico, ...
Portuguese:fantasmagórico, etéreo, ...
Chinese:幽灵般的, 鬼魅的, ...
Japanese:幽霊のような, お化けのような, ...
Arabic:شَبَحِيّ, خَيالِي, ...
Hebrew:רְפָאִי, כְּרוּחַ רְפָאִים, ...
Russian:призрачный, фантомный, ...
Ukrainian:примарний, примарно, ...
Hindi:भूतिया, प्रेतमय, ...
Bengali:ভূতুড়ে, প্রেতসদৃশ, ...
Catalan:esgarrifós, fantasmal, ...
Czech:děsivý, duchovitý, ...
Danish:uhyggelig, spøgelseslignende, ...
Dutch:spookachtig, onwerkelijk, ...
Greek:απόκοσμος, φαντασματικός, ...
Hungarian:kísérteties, szellemszerű, ...
Khmer:គួរឱ្យព្រឺព្រួច, ដូចខ្មោច, ...
Korean:으스스한, 환상적인, ...
Persian:وهم‌آلود, روح‌مانند, ...
Polish:upiorny, widmowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):fantasmagórico, etéreo, ...
Romanian:fantomatic, ireal, ...
Swedish:kuslig, spöklik, ...
Thai:วังเวง, เหมือนผี, ...
Turkish:hayaletimsi, hayalet gibi, ...
Vietnamese:rùng rợn, u ám, ...

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