spectral

(spĕk'trəl)
adj.

1. Of or resembling a specter; ghostly.
2. Of, relating to, or produced by a spectrum.

spectrality spec·tral'i·ty (-trăl'ĭ-tē) or spec'tral·ness (-trəl-nĭs) n.
spectrally spec'tral·ly adv.

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adjective

Gruesomely suggestive of ghosts or death: cadaverous, deadly, deathlike, deathly, ghastly, ghostlike, ghostly. See live/die.

IN BRIEF: Ghostly. Also: Relating to a range or series of something.

The people in the third floor room saw a spectral image at the window.

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• Introverted, Reserved, Isolated, or Mysterious

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - spektral-, spøgelsesagtig, åndeagtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
spookachtig, spectraal

Français (French)
adj. - spectral

Deutsch (German)
adj. - geisterhaft, gespenstisch, (Phys.) spektral

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (οπτ.) φασματικός, φασματώδης, που μοιάζει ή αναφέρεται σε φάντασμα

Italiano (Italian)
spettrale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - espectral, fantasmático

Русский (Russian)
призрачный, похожий на привидение, спектральный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - espectral, fantasmal, de aparecidos

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - spöklik, spök-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
妖怪的, 鬼怪妖魔般的, 幽灵的, 光谱的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 妖怪的, 鬼怪妖魔般的, 幽靈的, 光譜的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유령의, 희미한, 스펙트럼의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 幽霊の, 幽霊のような, スペクトルの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شبحي, طيفي, كالشبح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כמו רוח, של רפאים, מטיל אימה, של רוח(ות)-רפאים‬

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