Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

specterlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: specter-like
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a specter; spectral; ghostly.

Example Sentences

"The weird, in this case, is that this mother and daughter, in specterlike fashion, can’t be seen in photographs or mirrors."

Etymology

From specter + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: specter

Inflected Forms

more specterlike (comparative) most specterlike (superlative)

Questions

What does specterlike mean?: Like a specter; spectral; ghostly.
Where does specterlike come from?: From specter + -like.

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