Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghostily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ghos-ti-ly
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a ghostlike manner.

Etymology

From ghosty + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more ghostily (comparative) most ghostily (superlative)

Questions

What does ghostily mean?
In a ghostlike manner.
Where does ghostily come from?
From ghosty + -ly.

How to pronounce ghostily

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