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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1791
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GOUSTLY, adj. Poss. a mistake for Gowstie, adj., 2., confused with ghostly.Rnf. 1791 A. Wilson Poems (1876) 21:
Twa kirk-yard ghaists rais'd goustly frae the dead.
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"Goustly adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088876>
