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wraithlike (ˈreɪθˌlaɪk) 

Definitions

adjective

  1. like a ghost or apparition

wraith (reɪθ Pronunciation for wraith ) 

Definitions

noun

  1. the apparition of a person living or thought to be alive, supposed to appear around the time of his death
  2. a ghost or any apparition
  3. an insubstantial copy of something
  4. something pale, thin, and lacking in substance, such as a column of smoke

Derived Forms

ˈwraithˌlike adjective

Word Origin

C16: Scottish, of unknown origin

Example Sentences Including 'wraithlike'

Fanny might well have been at a loss to know what to do with this wraithlike lover, returned like a ghost in a ballad.
Claire Harman ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (2005)
In the darkness the wraithlike shapes were all but invisible.
Barbara Erskine SANDS OF TIME (2003)

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