Ghostly and Haunting

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Ghostly adjective - Resembling or characteristic of a phantom.

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

Nearby Words: ghost, ghosted

Haunting adjective - Fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic.

Usage example: the haunting tones of the Highland bagpipes

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Ghostly and haunting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ghostly" instead an adjective "Haunting".

Nearby Words: haunt, haunted, haunter

The theory that Gene Hunt is the ghostly copper that's been haunting Alex during season 3?

Source: I Knew It
World of Warcraft has a questgiver NPC in the Eastern Plaguelands named Pamela Redpath, a ghostly girl haunting the ruins of Darrowshire.

Source: Undead Child
First a gold bat would appear, followed be a haunting laughter and the appearance of Ogon Bat`s ghostly golden skull.

Source: Anime / Golden Bat

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