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Comparative for resembling, or related to, ghosts or spirits
“They remember a man who rose from the dead, not as a ghostly apparition, but as a human being who could be seen and touched.”
Comparative for inspiring fear from being a ghost or as a ghost would
“We felt deeply uneasy about the sinister ghostly presences that seemed to swirl around the mirrors.”
Comparative for eerily strange in nature
“The brothers then went on tour, filling theatres with ghostly music, flying coats, and spirit voices.”
Comparative for not originating from this earth
“We found ourselves bewildered and confounded by morbid imaginings of ghostly messages from the spirit world.”
Comparative for pale like a ghost
“A few scratches mar his ghostly pale skin.”
Comparative for having a sense of vagueness, insubstantiality, or incongruousness
Comparative for very thin or bony in physique
Comparative for of, or relating to, the working of magic or performance of miracles
Comparative for relating to, or having the nature of, a demon or evil spirit
Comparative for disturbing in nature due to references to death or dying
Comparative for deep or resonant in sound or tone
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