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fantasmal

ghostly

adjective fahn-TAHS-mahl Rare

Usage Note

Fantasmal is invariable in gender — un ruido fantasmal, una figura fantasmal. It describes something that evokes or resembles a ghost or phantom: eerie, spectral, barely visible. A near-synonym is fantasmagórico, which is more literary.

Examples

"Una luz fantasmal iluminaba el pasillo."

Natural Translation

A ghostly light lit up the corridor.

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