spiritlike
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According to Hahnemann, the vigorous shaking transferred the "spiritlike" essence of the medicine to the solvent.
From Time Magazine Archive
Perhaps we should add here that Prometheus is, and probably always will be, a poem for the chosen few who can appreciate its peculiar spiritlike beauty.
From English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by Long, William Joseph
This specialization of functions is possibly in part an elevation of the old scheme of spirits according to which every object in the world was conceived of as inhabited or controlled by some spiritlike being.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
"Very well, then," he said, "the Erl-King addresses the child; Erl-King is a spirit, a ghost—so play this place in a spiritlike way, ghostly, if you will, but not ghastly with false notes!"
From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Hofmann, Josef
Sprightly, spiritlike, refers to light, free, cheerful activity of mind and body.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
