Unbodied vs Spectral - What's the difference?
unbodied | spectral | Related terms |
(archaic) disembodied; without a body; separated from the body
*{{quote-book, year=1802, author=William Priest, title=Travels in the United States of America, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Immediately the unbodied souls of my ancestors appeared before me. }}
*{{quote-book, year=1864, author=George MacDonald, title=A Hidden Life and Other Poems, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Thou who didst come unbodied and alone, Ere yet the sun was set his rule to keep, Or ever the moon shone, Or e'er the wandering star-flocks forth were driven! }}
*{{quote-book, year=1917, author=Charles S. Brooks, title=There's Pippins And Cheese To Come, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Their unbodied heads, wherever they may be, are still smiling on the world, despite their divorcement. }}
Having the appearance of a spectre; ghostly.
Of, or pertaining to, spectres.
Of, or pertaining to, spectra.
Unbodied is a related term of spectral.
As adjectives the difference between unbodied and spectral
is that unbodied is (archaic) disembodied; without a body; separated from the body while spectral is having the appearance of a spectre; ghostly.unbodied
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(en adjective)- The spectral chain-rattling and moans gave me the chills.
- A spectral spirit returns from its grave to haunt the house.
