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poltergeistic

poltergeistic adjective: of, pertaining to, or resembling a poltergeist, poltergeists, or poltergeistism.

Adjective

poltergeistic (comparative more poltergeistic, superlative most poltergeistic)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a poltergeist, poltergeists, or poltergeistism.
    • To avoid commitment to any theory it might be better, though awkward, to speak of poltergeistic disturbances or poltergeistic outbreaks. These are sporadic, starting suddenly and unexpectedly and ending just as suddenly.1953, Anthony Flew, A New Approach to Psychical Research, page 28
    • In the same disused church there had also been ‘poltergeistic’ phenomena. It was discovered that they were due to the presence of ‘elemental’, sub-human, spirits.1963, W. F. Jackson Knight, Folklore, volume 74, number 1, page 302

Forms of poltergeistic

comparativemore poltergeistic
superlativemost poltergeistic

Origin of poltergeistic

From poltergeist + -ic.

Questions about poltergeistic

What does poltergeistic mean?
Poltergeistic means of, pertaining to, or resembling a poltergeist, poltergeists, or poltergeistism.
What part of speech is poltergeistic?
Poltergeistic is an adjective.

Words near poltergeistic in the dictionary

  1. Poltava
  2. Poltera
  3. poltergeese
  4. poltergeist
  5. poltergeister
  6. poltergeistic
  7. poltergeistism
  8. poltergeistlike
  9. poltergeists
  10. poltergeisty
  11. poltergoose

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