satyr
noun
one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
satyr-like
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a word derived from
satyr.
Example Sentences
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His portrayal doesn’t so much personalize the figure of Hamlet’s murderous, satyr-like uncle-turned-stepfather as incarnate the spreading rot creeping through the kingdom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2017
For the second time that almost satyr-like grin on Seaman's face revolted him.
From The Great Impersonation by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
Barnaby, at a respectful distance, crumpled herself satyr-like on the ground, with his banjo across his knee, and gazed expectantly aslant at the girl's sweet face.
From Southern Lights and Shadows by William Dean Howells
He listened for two minutes, standing stock-still, a thin smile flickering across his lean face, and the sharp satyr-like tops of his ears seeming to prick outward in the act of intelligence.
From The Eye of Zeitoon by Talbot Mundy
Her attendants were small satyr-like spirits of the wilds, piping and fluting, in place of the reclining maiden.
From The ninth vibration and other stories by L. Adams (Lily Adams) Beck
