ghostly (ˈɡəʊstlɪ
)
Definitions
adjective
- 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
Alternative Forms
ˈghostliness nounSynonyms
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unearthly,
weird,
phantom,
eerie,
supernatural,
uncanny,
spooky,
spectral,
eldritch,
ghostlike,
phantasmal,
wraithlike,
Usage examples
It captures ghostly voices outside the normal range of our hearing.
, HIDING FROM THE LIGHT (2002)Not to be outdone, particle physicists finally confirmed that at least some of the ghostly particles known as neutrinos have mass.
New Scientist (1998)Looking out from the bridge, the encrusted bow disappears into its watery home, a surreal, ghostly view.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2005)London was turned into a twilight zone as the sky darkened, producing strange ghostly hues.
Sun, News of the World (1999)To his glee, it gave the carnage a ghostly horror even more disquieting than the original.
, DE NIRO: A Biography (2002)