satyrlike

American

[say-ter-lahyk, sat-er-lahyk] / ˈseɪ tərˌlaɪk, ˈsæt ərˌlaɪk /

adjective

resembling a satyr, such as in having a partly human, partly goatlike form or in having an unrestrained sexual appetite.

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Povich, whose satyrlike grin seems to grow in direct proportion to the tackiness of his subject matter, has run quickly through the A list of tabloid stories and is ransacking the seedy back pages.

From Time Magazine Archive

The nose has not so elegantly satyrlike a tip.

From Time Magazine Archive

Peering out from its ragged brim with his satyrlike half-smile, the snake man looks rather like an ageless faun out of pagan mythology.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was an almost satyrlike grin upon his face.

From The Profiteers by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

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