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Dictionary: ghost·ly   (gōst'lē) pronunciation
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adj., -li·er, -li·est.
  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a ghost, a wraith, or an apparition; spectral.
  2. Of or relating to the soul or spirit; spiritual.
ghostliness ghost'li·ness n.
ghostly ghost'ly adv.

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    Gruesomely suggestive of ghosts or death: cadaverous, deadly, deathlike, deathly, ghastly, ghostlike, spectral. See live/die.

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Resembling or characteristic of a phantom.

Tutor's tip: A "ghostly" (looking like a ghost) apparition looks "ghastly" (frightening) to the unexpecting viewer.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: like or being a phantom
  Synonyms: apparitional, ghostlike, phantasmal, spectral, spiritual

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