Goatish
adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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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