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Word entry · 8 letters

spectral

Best crossword clue

"Ghostlike"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈspɛktɹəɫ/Part of speech adjectiveSorted acelprstStarts with SEnds with L2 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2P3E4C5T6R7A8L

Definitions

  1. resembling or characteristic of a phantom

Word origin

From spectr(e) + -al.

Used in a sentence

  • The spectral chain-rattling and moans gave me the chills.
  • The day itself was miserably dull; a thick fog shut out the landscape, while a few of the nearer trees alone were visible, spreading out their thin spectral arms on the murky air.
  • Agitated by a multitude of curious thoughts, I retired to my room, that night, prepared to encounter some new experience of a spectral character.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Ghostlike8 letters
02Ghostly in appearance8 letters

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