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GHOSTLY
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
ghostly (comparative ghostlier, superlative ghostliest)
Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.
Spooky; frightening.
Relating to the soul; not carnal or secular; spiritual.
Synonyms
• See also ghostly
Source: Wiktionary
Ghost"ly, a. Etym: [OE. gastlich, gostlich, AS. gastlic. See Ghost.]
1. Relating to the soul; not carnal or secular; spiritual; as, a ghostly confessor. Save and defend us from our ghostly enemies. Book of Common Prayer [Ch. of Eng. ] One of the gostly children of St. Jerome. Jer. Taylor.
2. Of or pertaining to apparitions. Akenside.
Ghost"ly, adv.
Definition: Spiritually; mystically. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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