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specterlike

specterlike adjective: like a specter; spectral; ghostly.

Adjective

specterlike (comparative more specterlike, superlative most specterlike)

  1. Like a specter; spectral; ghostly.
    • The weird, in this case, is that this mother and daughter, in specterlike fashion, can’t be seen in photographs or mirrors.2015 November 2, Dwight Garner, “Review: In John Irving’s ‘Avenue of Mysteries,’ a Blur of Aphorisms and Magical Events”, in New York Times

Forms of specterlike

comparativemore specterlike
superlativemost specterlike

Origin of specterlike

From specter + -like.

Questions about specterlike

What does specterlike mean?
Specterlike means like a specter; spectral; ghostly.
What part of speech is specterlike?
Specterlike is an adjective.

Words near specterlike in the dictionary

  1. specter bat
  2. specter bats
  3. specter of the Brocken
  4. specteral
  5. spectered
  6. specterlike
  7. specters
  8. specters at the feast
  9. spectinamide
  10. spectinamides
  11. specting

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