wraithy

English

Etymology

From 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.