ghostly

Meaning

Adjective

Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.
Spooky; frightening.
Relating to the soul; not carnal or secular; spiritual.

Origin

From Middle English gostly, gastlich, from Old English gāstlīċ, equivalent to ghost + -ly. Cognate with Scots ghaistly, gaistly, West Frisian geastlik, Dutch geestelijk, German geistlich, Danish geistlig.

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