goatish
Americanadjective
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of, like, or relating to a goat
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archaic lustful or lecherous
Other Word Forms
- goatishly adverb
- goatishness noun
Etymology
Origin of goatish
Example Sentences
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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
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
Keyes' face had a distended, goatish chin.
From Los Angeles Times
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