ghostlilyadv.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊs(t)lᵻli/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊs(t)ləli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ghostly adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < ghostly adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier ghostly adv. 2.

In a ghostly manner; in an eerie or unnatural way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [adverb]

phantomishlya1450

ghostishlyc1565

spectrically1615

spirit-like1638

ghost-like1647

ghostly1781

ghostlily1824

ghostilyc1825

spectrally1837

phantomically1882

1824 North Devon Mag. 1 134 Thro' the darkliest night Looks ghostlily lily-white.

1857 J. M. Neale Theodora Phranza (1879) 58 The wind sang more mournfully; the oaks whispered more ghostlily.

1927 R. Keable Lighten Our Darkness xi. 291 The car slid round curves and bends, in and out of the tall silent trees whose trunks lit up ghostlily.

2009 W. Blacker Along Enchanted Way (e-book ed.) iii. However beautiful it [sc. the countryside] might have been, it was also ghostlily empty. There were no people.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ghostlily
释义	ghostlilyadv. Brit. /ˈɡəʊs(t)lᵻli/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊs(t)ləli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ghostly adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < ghostly adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier ghostly adv. 2. In a ghostly manner; in an eerie or unnatural way. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [adverb] phantomishlya1450 ghostishlyc1565 spectrically1615 spirit-like1638 ghost-like1647 ghostly1781 ghostlily1824 ghostilyc1825 spectrally1837 phantomically1882 1824 North Devon Mag. 1 134 Thro' the darkliest night Looks ghostlily lily-white. 1857 J. M. Neale Theodora Phranza (1879) 58 The wind sang more mournfully; the oaks whispered more ghostlily. 1927 R. Keable Lighten Our Darkness xi. 291 The car slid round curves and bends, in and out of the tall silent trees whose trunks lit up ghostlily. 2009 W. Blacker Along Enchanted Way (e-book ed.) iii. However beautiful it [sc. the countryside] might have been, it was also ghostlily empty. There were no people. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1824
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