Ghostly definition
Of, relating to, or resembling a ghost, a wraith, or an apparition; spectral.
adjective
Of, like, or characteristic of a ghost; spectral.
adjective
(now rare) Having to do with the soul or religion; spiritual.
adjective
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Relating to the soul; not carnal or secular; spiritual.
A ghostly confessor.
adjective
Of or relating to the soul or spirit; spiritual.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Adjective
Base Form:
ghostly
Comparative:
ghostlier
Superlative:
ghostliestOrigin of ghostly
- From Middle English gostly, gastlich, from Old English gāstlīċ (“spiritual, holy, clerical (not lay), ghastly, ghostly, spectral”), equivalent to ghost + -ly. Cognate with Scots gostly, gastly, gaistlie (“spiritual, ghastly, terrifying”), West Frisian geastlik (“spiritual, clerical, religious”), Dutch geestelijk (“spiritual, clerical, ecclesiastical”), German geistlich (“spiritual, sacred, religious”), Danish geistlig (“ecclesiastical, clerical”).
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