ghostly

• Beschreibt etwas, das wie ein Geist wirkt oder einem Geist eigen ist; unheimlich, gespenstisch oder blass.

Describes something that resembles or is characteristic of a ghost; eerie, spectral, or pale.

1. Resembling a ghostB2formal

   Having the appearance or characteristics of a ghost; eerie, pale, or supernatural.

   Geisterhaft

   • A ghostly figure appeared in the old photograph.
   • The castle had a ghostly atmosphere at night.
   • Her face turned ghostly white when she heard the news.

   Synonymeapparitionaleerieghostlikepalephantomshadowyspectralsupernaturaluncannywraithlike

   Antonymecorporealearthlymaterialnaturalphysicalsolidtangiblevivid

2. Faint or barely perceptibleB2formal

   Very faint, dim, or barely visible, like a ghost.

   Geisterhaft schwach

   • A ghostly light flickered in the distance.
   • He heard a ghostly whisper from the empty room.
   • The ghostly outline of the mountain was visible through the fog.

   Synonymedimetherealindistinctinsubstantialphantomshadowyspectralunearthlyvaguewraithlike

   Antonymecleardistinctpronouncedstrongvivid