Ghostly vs Phantom - What's the difference?
ghostly | phantom | Synonyms |
Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.
Spooky; frightening.
Relating to the soul; not carnal or secular; spiritual.
* Book of Common Prayer
* Jeremy Taylor
Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or apparition; something elusive or delusive.
An image that appears only in the mind; an illusion.
Illusive.
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Fictitious or nonexistent.
Ghostly is a synonym of phantom.
As an adjective ghostly
is of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.As a proper noun phantom is
nickname of the f-4b jet fighter flown by marines in vietnam.ghostly
English
Adjective
(er)- a ghostly figure with a hood.
- a ghostly confessor
- Save and defend us from our ghostly enemies.
- One of the ghostly children of St. Jerome.