satyr-like
- 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
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 Howells, William Dean
They lingered long upon those of Homer, Plato, and D'Alembert; then turned to that of Voltaire, with its satyr-like face.
From Old Fritz and the New Era by Langley, Peter
His long head was sunk between his high shoulders, and his white, satyr-like face was distorted by an odious grin as he dragged himself between the prince and his inamorata.
From Black Diamonds by Jókai, Mór
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 Mundy, Talbot
