"wraithlike" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more wraithlike [comparative], most wraithlike [superlative]
Etymology: From wraith + -like. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wraith|like}} wraith + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} wraithlike (comparative more wraithlike, superlative most wraithlike)
  1. Resembling a wraith; ghostly.
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