"ghostish" meaning in All languages combined

See ghostish on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more ghostish [comparative], most ghostish [superlative]
Etymology: From ghost + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ghost|ish}} ghost + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} ghostish (comparative more ghostish, superlative most ghostish)
  1. ghostly; spectral
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