Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Like or of the nature of a ghost: as, a ghosty story; a ghosty moon.

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  • adjective ghostly
  • noun ghost (especially a non-frightening one)

Etymologies

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ghost +‎ -y

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Examples

  • But here is nothing but a maze of little tunnels, criss-crossin 'every which way, with nobody in sight except now and then, off in a dead-end, we'd get a glimpse of two or three kind of ghosty figures movin' about solemn.

    Torchy As A Pa Sewell Ford 1907

  • Paranormal indeed, but not convinced always it is 'ghosty'. maybe spurts of energy from something/weather/electricity/water.

    London SE1 community website 2010

  • Paranormal indeed, but not convinced always it is 'ghosty'. maybe spurts of energy from something/weather/electricity/water.

    London SE1 community website Bloggie 2010

  • Paranormal indeed, but not convinced always it is 'ghosty'. maybe spurts of energy from something/weather/electricity/water.

    London SE1 community website 2010

  • Paranormal indeed, but not convinced always it is 'ghosty'. maybe spurts of energy from something/weather/electricity/water.

    London SE1 community website 2010

  • Synopsis: The semi-serious school action story revolves around Tomoharu Natsume, a boy who has been haunted by a ghosty girl who was a childhood friend. (from: ANN)

    Anime Preview: Spring 2009 « Undercover 2009

  • The semi-serious school action story revolves around Tomoharu Natsume, a boy who has been haunted by a ghosty girl who was a childhood friend. (from: ANN)

    Anime Preview: Fall 2009 « Undercover 2009

  • Last week, there was a great piece on NPR about the footage that was shot on the Moon which was to be better than the crappy and ghosty like images which was aired to us.

    2009 July 20 « Monster Scifi Show Blog 2009

  • Last week, there was a great piece on NPR about the footage that was shot on the Moon which was to be better than the crappy and ghosty like images which was aired to us.

    40th Anniversary of Man on the Moon « Monster Scifi Show Blog 2009

  • There's reviews and stuff about Conrad Williams, as well as some haunted and ghosty type non-fiction, and a Worlds Of Fantasy tv series that apparently is pretty much all about poms.

    Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Black Static 04 - Andy Cox Blue Tyson 2008

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