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poltergeistic en · ADJ

Etymology

From poltergeist + -ic.

Meanings

1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a poltergeist, poltergeists, or poltergeistism.
   • In the same disused church there had also been ‘poltergeistic’ phenomena. It was discovered that they were due to the presence of ‘elemental’, sub-human, spirits. 1963, W. F. Jackson Knight, Folklore, volume 74, number 1, page 302:
   • To avoid commitment to any theory it might be better, though awkward, to speak of poltergeistic disturbances or poltergeistic outbreaks. These are sporadic, starting suddenly and unexpectedly and ending just as suddenly. 1953, Anthony Flew, A New Approach to Psychical Research, page 28:
   • But then the apartment began to be visited by poltergeistic manifestations. They would awaken in the morning to find bookcases turned over, furniture strewn about, the entire living room in a mess. 2006, Brad Steiger, Revelation: The Divine Fire, →ISBN, page 195:

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