goatish

American  

[goh-tish] / ˈgoʊ tɪʃ /

adjective

1. of or like a goat.

2. lustful; lecherous.

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ˈgoatish British  

/ ˈɡəʊtɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, like, or relating to a goat

2. archaic lustful or lecherous

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Other Word Forms

• goatishly adverb
• goatishness noun

Etymology

Origin of goatish

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

Example Sentences

He was likewise goatish in his implacable determination to keep going through mud and cold and scraped shins, with little patience for those who couldn’t keep up.

From New York Times

Poonachi’s attraction to another kid and her hatred of the yoke are translated into human language only lightly covered in goatish fur.

From Washington Post

Born in the same year as Roth, to a Jewish couple living in New Jersey, the unforgiving, goatish Zuckerman also found notoriety with a feverish monologue recounting the energetic sex life of a Jewish American man.

From The Guardian

Graham-Felsen lets boys be boys: messy-brained, impulsive, goatish, self-centered, outwardly gutsy but often inwardly terrified.

From New York Times

What’s a goatish, narcissistic, jealous, sentimental, weak-willed novelist to do?

From New York Times