spectral

Definition

Of, or pertaining to, spectres; ghostly.

Etymology

From spectre + -al.

Example Sentences

• "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."