ghostly
adjectiveHow many syllables in ghostly?
There are 2 syllables in the word ghostly.How to pronounce ghostly:
Definition of ghostly:
- ghostly (adjective):
- frightening in appearance or effect
- of or relating to the soul spiritual
- resembling or characteristic of a phantom.
Synonyms for ghostly:
apparitional
dead
deadly
eerie
eldritch
ghostlike
mortal
murderous
phantasmal
phantom
spectral
spiritual
spooky
supernatural
uncanny
unearthly
weird
wraithlike
Antonyms for ghostly:
acceptable
earthly
mundane
natural
normal
physical
reassuring
usual
Other 2-syllable words like ghostly
Here are some other common words that have 2 syllables, like ghostly does.
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- neglect
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