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Ghostly vs Ghostlike - What's the difference?

ghostly | ghostlike |

As adjectives the difference between ghostly and ghostlike

is that ghostly is of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits while ghostlike is seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.

ghostly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.
    • a ghostly figure with a hood.
  • Spooky; frightening.
  • Relating to the soul; not carnal or secular; spiritual.
    • a ghostly confessor
  • * Book of Common Prayer
    • Save and defend us from our ghostly enemies.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • One of the ghostly children of St. Jerome.

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    * (l)

    ghostlike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.