wraithlike.

Resembling a ghost through a pale, faint, or seemingly insubstantial appearance.

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Words that belong together

• wraithlike figure
• wraithlike presence

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A wraithlike figure crossed the far end of the platform.

Mist gave the bare trees a wraithlike presence.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Comparative more wraithlike; superlative most wraithlike. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.