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ghostie

ghostie is the alternative form of ghosty.

Meaning of ghosty

Noun

ghosty (plural ghosties)

  1. (rare) A ghost, especially a diminutive one.
  2. (childish, endearing) Ghost (especially a non-frightening one)

See all 3 meanings of ghosty

Forms of ghostie

pluralghosties

Origin of ghostie

From ghost + -ie.

Questions about ghostie

What is ghostie the alternative form of?
Ghostie is the alternative form of ghosty.

Words near ghostie in the dictionary

  1. ghosthunt
  2. ghosthunter
  3. ghosthunters
  4. ghosthunting
  5. ghosthunts
  6. ghostie
  7. ghostier
  8. ghosties
  9. ghostiest
  10. ghostification
  11. ghostifications

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ghostie (page history and authors); ghosty (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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