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

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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

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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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