how to pronounce ghostly

/ˈɡoʊstliː/

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ghostly is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ghostly in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… midtown is is ghostly i don't know what …”

meaning of ghostly

Ghostly means like a ghost.

ghostly frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word ghostly occurs in english on average 3.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.