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Another word for ghostly

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Adjective

  1. Gruesomely suggestive of ghosts or death

    See also:

    live

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Another word for ghostly

Modifier

  1. Concerning a ghost

    See also:

    frightful

  2. Concerning the soul

    See also:

    divine

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Sentence Examples

  • It couldn't be real, and yet... she remembered the train whistle and the ghostly voice of Nick.

  • A like ghostly informer figures in Brittany folklore.

  • Common people would not thus be provided with a ghostly retinue, but their simpler funeral ceremonies were as far as they went similar to those of their monarch.

  • The survivors believe that the ghostly ogre, being so well provided for, will abstain from haunting them.

  • Ghostly apparitions of Thomas Whaley, his wife and their daughter are reportedly seen in the master bedroom as well as the Music Room, and many visitors claim to feel a choking sensation whenever near the stairway.

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