What does "wraithy" mean?

Resembling or characteristic of a wraith.

What is a synonym for "wraithy"?

Common synonyms include: astral, ectoplasmic, ethereal, ghostly, ghostly, incorporeal.

Wraithy

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Resembling or characteristic of a wraith.
"She was a white, thin, wraithy sort of being, with no stiffening in her spine and no real sense in her head. She couldn't be Varina Howell. Varina was not afraid of swamps."

Synonyms

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astral ectoplasmic ethereal ghostly ghostly incorporeal

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"She was a white, thin, wraithy sort of being, with no stiffening in her spine and no real sense in her head. She couldn't be Varina Howell. Varina was not afraid of swamps."

Etymology

From wraith + -y.

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