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wraithy

wraithy adjective: resembling or characteristic of a wraith.

Adjective

wraithy (comparative more wraithy, superlative most wraithy)

  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.1948, Shirley Seifert, The Proud Way, page 306

Forms of wraithy

comparativemore wraithy
superlativemost wraithy

Origin of wraithy

From wraith + -y.

Questions about wraithy

What does wraithy mean?
Wraithy means resembling or characteristic of a wraith.
What part of speech is wraithy?
Wraithy is an adjective.

Words near wraithy in the dictionary

  1. wrain-bolts
  2. wraith
  3. wraithlike
  4. wraithly
  5. wraiths
  6. wraithy
  7. wrake
  8. wrakes
  9. wramp
  10. wramped
  11. wramping

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