specterlike

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adjective

Like a specter; spectral; ghostly.

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Meanings

adjectivespecterlike (comparative more specterlike, superlative most 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
spectrelike

Origin

From specter + -like.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

specterlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/specterlike

MLA

“specterlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/specterlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “specterlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/specterlike.

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