goatish

[ goh-tish ]

adjective

1. of or like a goat.
2. lustful; lecherous.

ˈgoatish

/ ˈɡəʊtɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, like, or relating to a goat
2. archaic.
   lustful or lecherous

Derived Forms

• ˈgoatishly, adverb
• ˈgoatishness, noun

Other Words From

• goatish·ly adverb
• goatish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of goatish¹

First recorded in 1520–30; goat + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

"There seems almost to have been a little quarrelling here," said the man with the goatish beard.

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An admirable evasion of a libertine to lay his goatish disposition to the charge of a star!

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Such shameless neglect of angel morality, and yet such fidgetting about a goatish beard!

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His face looked like that of a very old, very unhuman, and very goatish satyr.

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Hircine, hėr′sīn, adj. goat-like: having a strong goatish smell.

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