Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wraithlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wraith-like
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a wraith; ghostly.

Example Sentences

"Beyond the hut a clump of myalls loomed spectral and wraith-like, and round them a gang of crows cawed noisily, irreverent of the great silence."
"The sight of them [the Grampians] as we crossed the viaduct over the North Esk I am not likely to forget. After a night of snow, they hung wraith-like across the sky, exquisitely beautiful in the greyness of winter dawn."
"Mr. Bean’s version plays like the murderous hero of “Crime and Punishment” reimagined as a wraithlike stalker."

Etymology

Etymology tree English wraith Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English wraithlike From wraith + -like.

Inflected Forms

more wraithlike (comparative) most wraithlike (superlative)

Synonyms

shadowy

Questions

What does wraithlike mean?: Resembling a wraith; ghostly.
Where does wraithlike come from?: Etymology tree English wraith Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English wraithlike From wraith + -like.

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