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a. (context chiefly informal English) ghostly n. (context childish or endearing English) ghost (especially a non-frightening one)
Wikipedia
Ghosty is a Lawrence, Kansas-based indie rock band formed in 1999. They are best known for their positive reviews by NPR, Currently the Ghosty lineup consists of Andrew Connor (guitar, vocals), Mike Nolte (bass, guitar, vocals), David Wetzel (keyboard, guitar, vocals, tambourine) and Josh Adams (drumset). Ghosty completed a coast-to-coast tour of the United States at the end of 2006 and began working on a new full-length album, Answers, which was released on January 11. Their most recent self titled album was released on High Dive Records.
Usage examples of "ghosty".
He had got about half-way, when, looking up, he thought he saw, dim in the ghosty light of the moon, a speck upon the track before him.
Staring at the ghosty face mooning around in the dark current, and the hair streaming like gray weed, so old and sad, that little feller bust down in tears.
His head still reeled, and he thought it hurt: it was one of those ghosty kind of headaches.
A shudder rippled through Maggie, not that she believed in ghosties and ghouliesnot then.
On nights like this Bella had no difficulty in believing the Highland tales of ghosties and ghouls and monsters in the lochs.
Lately everyday details just passed her by, but she heard them talking about it on the car radio, joking about ghosties and ghoulies and things that go bump.
She had heard tell of those ghosties who could move things with naught but their wills, but she suspected that was a great deal of wishful thinking on the part of the talebearers.
Against ghosties and ghoulies and long-nosed governments and things that go boomp at inconvenient times.
Karen Reading was telling the truth: my grandma was always frightening us with ghosties and ghoulies and things that go bump in the night.
He sighed and wondered how many previously unsolved crimes could be attributed to ghoulies and ghosties and things that went bump in the night.