ghostlike

UK
/ˈɡəʊstlaɪk/
US
/ˈɡoʊstlaɪk/

Translations

ghostlikeadjective
more ghostlike
Comp.
most ghostlike
Super.
UK
/ˈɡəʊstlaɪk/
US
/ˈɡoʊstlaɪk/
The misty figure in the distance had a ghostlike quality that sent shivers down my spine.
La silhouette brumeuse au loin avait une allure fantomatique qui me faisait frissonner.
Additional translations
spectralPlus littéraire; souligne l’aspect d’apparition ou d’outre-tombe.
ghostlikeadverb
UK
/ˈɡəʊst.laɪk/
US
/ˈɡoʊst.laɪk/
Occasionally used adverbially to describe movement or action done in a ghost-resembling manner.
She drifted ghostlike through the darkened hallway.
Elle glissait fantomatiquement dans le couloir obscur.

Definitions

ghostlikeadjective
Resembling or characteristic of a ghost; ethereal or spectral in appearance.
The misty figure in the distance had a ghostlike quality that sent shivers down my spine.
ghostlikeadverb
In a manner resembling a ghost; silently, eerily, or with an ethereal quality.
She drifted ghostlike through the darkened hallway.