specterlike

English

Etymology

specter +‎ -like

Adjective

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.

Anagrams

• spectrelike