phantom-like
adjectiveUK /ˈfæntəm laɪk/
US /ˈfæntəm laɪk/
Looking or feeling like a ghost.
A phantom-like figure drifted silently across the hallway.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Seeming real but not actually there, like a trick of the mind.
The phantom-like sound of footsteps made her turn around, but no one was there.
3. Faint and hard to see, like something barely visible.
A phantom-like shape appeared in the fog.
4. Existing only in imagination or memory.
He chased a phantom-like dream that never came true.