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spectral

  • adjective
  • /ˈspɛktɹəɫ/

Of, or pertaining to, spectres; ghostly.

Example

“The spectral chain-rattling and moans gave me the chills.”

Other meanings

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

  2. on the spectrum; spectrumy.

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “spectral” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.