wraithlike

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English

Etymology

wraith +‎ -like

Adjective

wraithlike (comparative more wraithlike, superlative most wraithlike)

  1. Resembling a wraith; ghostly
    • 2007 January 20, Matt Zoller Seitz, “Easy Does It, the Next Stop Is a Killer. No, It Really Is.”, in New York Times[1]:
      Mr. Bean’s version plays like the murderous hero of “Crime and Punishment” reimagined as a wraithlike stalker.