ghostly

adjective

Definition of ghostlynext
as in spectral
of or relating to a ghost A ghostly figure appears in the house at night.

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Recent Examples of ghostly Two of the Starlink mockups carried cameras for external imaging on the last Starship mission, returning views of the ship set against the ghostly darkness of space. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026 Yet, despite the fact that supernovas have been erupting every second over the course of 13 billion years or so to produce the neutrinos that accumulate as the DSNB, this ghostly signal is still faint, a whisper rather than a shout. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 July 2026 Earthy, ghostly, weighty, touched by humor and grandeur alike. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 6 July 2026 Things rapidly spiral out of control for the quartet as a waking nightmare, filled with ghostly figures and sudden disappearances, unfolds. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ghostly
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  1. spectral
  2. phantom
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  • Scientists can pore over these spectral fingerprints to reconstruct what elements created them and in what quantities.
    — Rahul Rao, Space.com, 23 July 2026
  • Researchers will need a source that generates single photons on demand with a very narrow spectral bandwidth.
    — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026
Definition of spectral
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  • Sadly, in discouraging all the phantom agonies, FIFA inadvertently seems to have done away with the equally farcical phenomenon that is Magic Spray®.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026
  • Also known as a phantom goal, a ghost goal refers to officiating errors during a football match, resulting in either a goal being awarded despite the ball not having crossed the goal line or a legitimate goal being denied.
    — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026
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“Ghostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghostly. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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