Ghostly Definition
gōstlē
ghostlier, ghostliest
adjective
ghostlier, ghostliest
Of, like, or characteristic of a ghost; spectral.
Webster's New World
Having to do with the soul or religion; spiritual.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Ghostly
Adjective
Base Form:
ghostly
Comparative:
ghostlier
Superlative:
ghostliestOrigin of Ghostly
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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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