adjective, ghost·li·er, ghost·li·est.
adjective -lier or -liest
- of or resembling a ghost; spectrala ghostly face appeared at the window
- suggesting the presence of ghosts; eerie
- archaic of or relating to the soul or spirit
Old English gastlic “spiritual, holy; clerical;” also “ghostly, spectral, pertaining to or characteristic of a ghost;” see ghost + -ly (1). Related: Ghostliness.