Ghostly (Adjective)
Meaning
Resembling or characteristic of a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The abandoned mansion had a ghostly aura that sent shivers down her spine.
- In the dimly lit room, the old portrait seemed to take on a ghostly quality, as if the subject was about to step out of the frame.
- The fog rolled in, casting a ghostly mist over the city streets that made it difficult to see more than a few feet ahead.
- The ghostly figure of a woman in white was said to haunt the castle, searching for her lost love.
- As the clock struck midnight, a ghostly presence seemed to fill the room, making the hairs on the back of her neck stand on end.