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Definition of Ghostly
1. Adjective. Resembling or characteristic of a phantom. "Spiritual tappings at a seance"
Similar to: Supernatural
Derivative terms: Ghost, Ghostliness, Phantasma, Phantasma, Spirit
Definition of Ghostly
1. a. Relating to the soul; not carnal or secular; spiritual; as, a ghostly confessor.
2. adv. Spiritually; mystically.
Definition of Ghostly
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirituality. ¹
2. Adjective. Spooky; frightening. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ghostly
1. spectral [adj -LIER, -LIEST] - See also: spectral
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ghostly
Literary usage of Ghostly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Every Day in the Year: A Poetical Epitome of the World's History by James Lauren Ford, Mary K. Ford (1902)
"But nothing we saw till we saw the ghost Of the ship we had come to see, Her
ghostly lights and her ghostly frame Rolling uneasily. ..."
2. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1894)
"The popular belief in ghostly fires seen wandering at night exists, sometimes
with curious points of resemblance, in widely separated countries. ..."
3. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"XVIII In Othello's predicament—Gaetano—Crystals and snail- shells—Broad, flagstone
pavements—Fishing-rods and blow-pipes — ghostly yarns — Conservative ..."
4. Roughing It by Mark Twain (2001)
"THE ghostly BUILDERS. You would seldom get to your Amen before you would have to
hoist your umbrella. And there was a large temple near at hand which was ..."
5. Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (1895)
"She was in light spring clothing, and her advent seemed ghostly—like the flitting
in of a moth. He turned his eyes upon her, and flushed, but appeared to ..."
6. Report of the Joint Select Committee Appointed to Inquire Into the Condition by Luke Potter Poland, John Scott (1872)
"He said the hill was covered with ghostly looking folks, and did not seem to know
how ... These ghostly fellows are afraid of arms, are they ? Question. ..."
7. The Flower of Old Japan: And Other Poems by Alfred Noyes (1907)
"There, before our waking eyes, Large and ghostly, white and dim, Dreamed the
Flower that never ... Spreading like a ghostly fan, Petals white as porcelain, ..."
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