Wraithlike

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling a wraith; ghostly.

    "Beyond the hut a clump of myalls loomed spectral and wraith-like, and round them a gang of crows cawed noisily, irreverent of the great silence."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking in substance wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
astralattenuatedcadaverousdisembodiedectoplasmicemaciated

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"Beyond the hut a clump of myalls loomed spectral and wraith-like, and round them a gang of crows cawed noisily, irreverent of the great silence."

Etymology

From wraith + -like.

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