Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a spirit.

Etymologies

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spirit +‎ -like

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Examples

  • At that moment I kind of wished I was a little more spiritlike and a little less humanlike.

    The Soldiers of Halla D. J. MacHale 2009

  • At that moment I kind of wished I was a little more spiritlike and a little less humanlike.

    The Soldiers of Halla D. J. MacHale 2009

  • At that moment I kind of wished I was a little more spiritlike and a little less humanlike.

    The Soldiers of Halla D. J. MacHale 2009

  • I watched them grow and collapse in their ephemeral, spiritlike dance.

    Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006

  • I watched them grow and collapse in their ephemeral, spiritlike dance.

    Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006

  • I watched them grow and collapse in their ephemeral, spiritlike dance.

    Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006

  • I watched them grow and collapse in their ephemeral, spiritlike dance.

    Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006

  • In the darkness, a white, spiritlike glow towered over her.

    Stone of Tears Goodkind, Terry 1995

  • Eternal City, Rome. ether (e'ther), an extremely fine fluid, lighter than air, supposed to pervade all space beyond the atmosphere of the earth. ethereal (e-the're-al), spiritlike; heavenly.

    Elson Grammar School Literature v4 William H. Elson

  • Lady's-smocks were nodding down the way, shining faintly, spiritlike and gay in their lingering euthanasia.

    The Spring of Joy: A Little Book of Healing 1917

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