Alien and Ghostly

Alien

Alien adjective - Being, relating to, or characteristic of a country other than one's own.

Ghostly and alien are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ghostly" instead an adjective "Alien".

Ghostly

Ghostly adjective - Resembling or characteristic of a phantom.
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Synonyms for Ghostly

Alien and ghostly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alien" instead an adjective "Ghostly".

Nearby Words: ghost, ghosted

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  • Film / Men in Black II Ghostly Glide: The tall, conical alien Jarra moves like this, though more for extraterrestrial reasons.
  • Monster Mash Many classic Universal monsters are represented, including Felicia as one of the fairly obscure Cat People, in addition to later horror movie mainstays like Lord Raptor (zombie), Bishamon (ghostly samurai) and Pyron (alien).
    Source: Monster Mash
  • Out of This World: Donna (Human) and Troy (Antarian), Troy is apparently a Human Alien, though the only time he actually appears "in person", he's a somewhat abstract ghostly form.
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