ghostly
adjective
[ ˈɡəʊs(t)li ]
• of or like a ghost in appearance or sound; eerie and unnatural.
• "a frightening, ghostly figure with a hood"
Similar:
ghostlike,
spectral,
phantom,
wraithlike,
phantasmal,
phantasmic,
unearthly,
unnatural,
supernatural,
other-worldly,
insubstantial,
illusory,
unreal,
shadowy,
eerie,
weird,
uncanny,
mysterious,
magical,
mystic,
strange,
abnormal,
freakish,
frightening,
spine-chilling,
hair-raising,
blood-curdling,
scaring,
terrifying,
petrifying,
chilling,
sinister,
eldritch,
creepy,
scary,
spooky,
freaky,
rum,
Origin:
Old English gāstlic, from gāst ‘ghost’.
