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单词 ghostishly
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ghostishlyadv.

Brit. /ˈɡəʊstᵻʃli/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊstᵻʃli/
Forms: 1500s gostishly, 1900s– ghostishly.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ghost n., -ish suffix1, -ly suffix2; ghostish adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: Originally < ghost n. + -ish suffix1 + -ly suffix2; in later use directly < ghostish adj. + -ly suffix2. Compare ghostily adv., ghostlily adv., and ghostly adv. 2.
rare.
In a ghostly manner.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [adverb]
phantomishlya1450
ghostishlyc1565
spectrically1615
spirit-like1638
ghost-like1647
ghostly1781
ghostlily1824
ghostilyc1825
spectrally1837
phantomically1882
c1565 tr. Bugbears iv. ii, in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1897) 99 37 Did you marke, Amedeus, how gostishly the[y] dyd dawnse.
1914 R. Macaulay Two Blind Countries 24 His grey mare sucking ghostishly At the waters nine.
2011 S. Kampa Cracks in Invisible vi. 90 Breath-like, the steam Has fogged the bathroom mirror; word by word, Ghostishly blurred, Clear lines I drew last night appear In silvery streaks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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