wraithy

English

Etymology

wraith +‎ -y

Adjective

wraithy (comparative more wraithy, superlative most wraithy)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a wraith.
    • 1948, Shirley Seifert, The Proud Way, page 306:
      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.
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