Definition of "ghostly" in English

adjective

1. Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.

   • a ghostly figure with a hood
   • The graveyard was haunted by a ghostly figure of a young girl.
   • The ghostly moaning was heard from upstairs.

2. Spooky; frightening.

   • A ghostly hush fell.

3. (archaic) Relating to the soul; not carnal or secular; spiritual.

   • a ghostly confessor