"ghostsome" meaning in All languages combined

See ghostsome on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more ghostsome [comparative], most ghostsome [superlative]
Etymology: From ghost + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ghost|some}} ghost + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} ghostsome (comparative more ghostsome, superlative most ghostsome)
  1. Marked by ghosts; ghostly Related terms: ghastsome, hauntsome
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