GHOSTLIKE

apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, phantasmal, spectral, spiritual

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

ghostlike (comparative more ghostlike, superlative most ghostlike)

Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.

Source: Wiktionary


Ghost"like`, a.

Definition: Like a ghost; ghastly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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