Wraith vs Fury - What's the difference?
wraith | fury |
A ghost or specter, especially seen just after a person's death.
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Extreme anger.
Strength or violence in action.
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An angry or malignant person.
(obsolete) A thief.
* J. Fletcher
As a noun wraith
is a ghost or specter, especially seen just after a person's death.As a proper noun fury is
(lb) female personification of vengeance ().wraith
English
Noun
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Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* wraithish * wraithful * wraithlikeSee also
* (wikipedia "wraith")fury
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) furie, from (etyl)Noun
(furies)Derived terms
* furiousEtymology 2
(etyl) (lena) .Noun
(furies)- Have an eye to your plate, for there be furies .