wraithlike
adjective | /wraithlike/
Looking or moving like a ghost; extremely pale, thin, shadowy, or eerie in appearance.
wraithlike
adjective | /wraithlike/
Advanced WordsMEDIUMLooking or moving like a ghost; extremely pale, thin, shadowy, or eerie in appearance.
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"The hiker caught sight of a wraithlike figure disappearing into the morning mist."
"After weeks of illness, he returned to work looking pale and wraithlike."
Mnemonic Trick
Wraithlike → "Wraith = Ghost" → Like a ghost.
Etymology
Derived from the Scottish word wraith, meaning an apparition or ghost, especially one believed to appear before a person's death. The suffix -like means 'resembling,' so wraithlike literally means 'resembling a ghost.'
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