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specterlike

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Etymology

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From specter +‎ -like.

Adjective

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specterlike (comparative more specterlike, superlative most specterlike)

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

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