apparition
noun
a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, especially a ghost; a specter or phantom; wraith.
apparitional
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a word derived from
apparition.
Example Sentences
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The title song — which allows that a little imperfection is OK and insists, “I’m on your side” — approaches psych-folk, with low-fi guitar and piano and apparitional sounds and voices.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
As author of a book called “The World’s Most Haunted Places” and frequent seeker of haunted locations on vacation, Belanger said travel and ghosts go hand in apparitional hand.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2022
She pulled out her phone to show me a picture she took of him at one of the rallies, a view from the crowd, the glare from the spotlights giving him a slightly apparitional quality.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2017
The fence that is both apparitional and yet divides at the same time.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2016
Form is apparitional and passes, as passed the physical forms of the Lady Om and Chong Mong-ju.
From The Jacket (Star-Rover) by Jack London
