GHOSTLY


Meaning of GHOSTLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ goʊstli ]

1.

Something that is ghostly seems unreal or unnatural and may be frightening because of this.

The moon shone, shedding a ghostly light on the fields.

...Sonia’s ghostly laughter.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

2.

A ghostly presence is the ghost or spirit of a dead person.

...the ghostly presences which haunt these islands...

ADJ : ADJ n

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