spectral

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/ˈspɛktɹəɫ/

Definition of spectral

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

Of, or pertaining to, spectres; ghostly.

“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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adj

Of, or pertaining to, spectres; ghostly.

“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.”
Of, or pertaining to, spectra; classified according to frequency or wavelength (of light etc.).

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From spectre + -al.

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