Antonyms for ghostly
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : gohst-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgoʊst li |
Definition of ghostly
Origin :- Old English gastlic "spiritual, holy; clerical;" also "ghostly, spectral, pertaining to or characteristic of a ghost;" see ghost + -ly (1). Related: Ghostliness.
- adj spooky
- Ghostly and dark the room became, and full of lowering shadows.
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- Thrice he breaks water, a white and ghostly apparition from the deep.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- I suppose you would go away and leave me alone in this ghostly light.'
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- I tried to follow my ghostly father's direction, but how hard it was to do so!
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- There could be no doubt now of the ghostly smile that played upon his face.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- In the ghostly greyness he got a clearer and clearer sight of the monster.
- Extract from : « The Planetoid of Peril » by Paul Ernst
- This rock in the inner crater was gray, pale and ghostly in the earthlight.
- Extract from : « The Finding of Haldgren » by Charles Willard Diffin
- Last night my father's ghostly hands dragged me from the convent.
- Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
- “He will speak,” came to me the ghostly, terrified murmur of her voice.
- Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad
- "This is serious," he went on, distilling his ghostly venom into Heyst's very ear.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
Synonyms for ghostly
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