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    ghostly
    /ˈɡəʊs(t)li/

    adjective

    • 1. of or like a ghost in appearance or sound; eerie and unnatural: "a frightening, ghostly figure with a hood"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGHOSTLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    GHOSTLY definition: 1. pale and transparent in a way that does not seem real, like a ghost: 2. not loud or clear: 3…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ghostlyGhostly Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : of or relating to the soul : spiritual. 2. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a ghost : spectral. ghostliness noun. ghostly adverb. Examples of ghostly in a Sentence. A ghostly figure appears in the house at night. Recent Examples on the Web Astronomers even have a name for this ghostly substance: dark matter.

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    Ghostly definition: of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.. See examples of GHOSTLY used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ghostlyGhostly - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Something ghostly looks or sounds like a ghost — strange and chilling. A ghostly figure appearing out of the fog can seem slightly unearthly. Distant, ghostly music sometimes echoes through an empty subway station, and ghostly voices can often be heard in stairwells or hallways, seeming to come from nowhere.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGHOSTLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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. American English : ghostly / ˈgoʊstli /

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGHOSTLY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    GHOSTLY meaning: 1. pale and transparent in a way that does not seem real, like a ghost: 2. not loud or clear: 3…. Learn more.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishghostly adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of ghostly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › ghostlyGhostly - definition of ghostly by The Free Dictionary

    adj, -lier or -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. ˈghostliness n.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › ghostly_adjghostly, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective ghostly mean? There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective ghostly, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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    How to use . ghostly in a sentence A storage building became a ghostly concrete frame lit bright orange. Raging Protesters Set Ferguson on Fire | Justin Glawe | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST