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ghostily

ghostily adverb: in a ghostlike manner.

Adverb

ghostily (comparative more ghostily, superlative most ghostily)

  1. In a ghostlike manner.

Forms of ghostily

comparativemore ghostily
superlativemost ghostily

Origin of ghostily

From ghosty + -ly.

Questions about ghostily

What does ghostily mean?
Ghostily means in a ghostlike manner.
What part of speech is ghostily?
Ghostily is an adverb.

Words near ghostily in the dictionary

  1. ghostifications
  2. ghostified
  3. ghostifies
  4. ghostify
  5. ghostifying
  6. ghostily
  7. ghostiness
  8. ghosting
  9. ghostings
  10. ghostish
  11. ghostishly

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