phantom-likeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈfantəmlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈfæn(t)əmˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: phantom n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < phantom n. + -like suffix.

A. adv.

Like, or in the manner of, a phantom.

ΚΠ

c1820 S. Rogers Venice in Italy 141 Phantom-like, vanish with a dreadful scream.

1860 T. Martin tr. Horace Odes 55 Before thee evermore doth Fate Stalk phantomlike.

1932 W. Faulkner Light in August vii. 148 He went on, fading, phantom like.

1999 J. V. Marshall White-out (2000) 27 He has joined my ghosts: those who, on nights when sleep is denied me, file phantomlike past the end of my bed.

B. adj.

Resembling or suggestive of a phantom.

ΚΠ

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. x. 262 You, sir, are the most phantom-like of all: you are a mere dream.

1904 J. Conrad Nostromo i. viii. 80 A phantom-like horseman.

1987 C. Ozick Messiah of Stockholm (1988) 46 He remembered how certain phantomlike lines, wanton, curiously powerful and strong, had astonished him.

2001 Times 22 Jan. ii. 23/2 The kneeling soldier has vanished... In his place, a new phantom-like rider based on a quattrocento medal by Pisanello is half-veiled by the gloom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	phantom-like
释义	phantom-likeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈfantəmlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈfæn(t)əmˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: phantom n., -like suffix. Etymology: < phantom n. + -like suffix. A. adv. Like, or in the manner of, a phantom. ΚΠ c1820 S. Rogers Venice in Italy 141 Phantom-like, vanish with a dreadful scream. 1860 T. Martin tr. Horace Odes 55 Before thee evermore doth Fate Stalk phantomlike. 1932 W. Faulkner Light in August vii. 148 He went on, fading, phantom like. 1999 J. V. Marshall White-out (2000) 27 He has joined my ghosts: those who, on nights when sleep is denied me, file phantomlike past the end of my bed. B. adj. Resembling or suggestive of a phantom. ΚΠ 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. x. 262 You, sir, are the most phantom-like of all: you are a mere dream. 1904 J. Conrad Nostromo i. viii. 80 A phantom-like horseman. 1987 C. Ozick Messiah of Stockholm (1988) 46 He remembered how certain phantomlike lines, wanton, curiously powerful and strong, had astonished him. 2001 Times 22 Jan. ii. 23/2 The kneeling soldier has vanished... In his place, a new phantom-like rider based on a quattrocento medal by Pisanello is half-veiled by the gloom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.c1820
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