Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wraithy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wraithy
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a wraith.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From wraith + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wraith

Inflected Forms

more wraithy (comparative) most wraithy (superlative)

Questions

What does wraithy mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a wraith.
Where does wraithy come from?: From wraith + -y.

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