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ghostly

[gohst-lee]

adjective

ghostlier, ghostliest 
  1. of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. Literary.spiritual.



ˈDzٱ

/ ˈɡəʊٱɪ /

adjective

  1. of or resembling a ghost; spectral

    a ghostly face appeared at the window

  2. suggesting the presence of ghosts; eerie

  3. archaicof or relating to the soul or spirit

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ghostliness noun
  • unghostly adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ˈDzٱ1

before 900; Middle English; Old English ٱī. See ghost, -ly
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It prioritized style and emotion, favoring ghostly digital video production and uniquely complicated, human characters over jump scares and predictable gore.

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The ghostly fun doesn’t stop there, although the house affects each of its denizens differently.

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And in “Opening Night,” Gena Rowlands’ fabulous yet tortured stage actress Myrtle descends into addiction, tormented by ghostly visions and crippling doubt.

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And they discovered a new “ghostly” particle that passes through matter without much of a trace called the neutrino.

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Soderbergh describes his choice of the horror genre as a Trojan horse, in which the ghostly element acts to reveal “a family under duress and in danger of coming apart.”

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