Goatish

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Goaty, goatlike.

    "An admirable evasion of whore-master man, to lay his goatish disposition to the charge of a star!"

Example

More examples

"Daphnis is short and puny, with no more beard than a woman, whilst his body is as tawny as a wolf's skin. By living, too, among his goats, he has contracted a goatish smell. And, besides, he is a mere goat-herd, so poor that he has not even enough means to keep a dog of his own."

Etymology

From goat + -ish.

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