Hircine

/ˈhɜːsaɪn/

Synonyms for "hircine" (31 found)

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Closest matches (7)

Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(2 words)

Strong matches (9)

Related words (15)

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

4 entries
animal traitmammal traitodorsmell

More specific

4 entries
caprine traitfetid odorgoat featurepungent odor

Collocations

5 entries
caprine traitsgoat odorgoatlike featureshircine odorhircine smell

Inflections

2 entries
more hircinemost hircine

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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They are monſtrouſly fat, and have a moſt hircine ſmell.

Source: wiktionary

1838, Hypericaceæ, entry in The Penny Cyclopaedia, Volume 12, page 411, Many are objects of ornament, but they are little cultivated because they have frequently a disagreeable hircine odour.

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People always smiled a little when they looked at Skøieren, and it was surely true that this dog had a most whimsical appearance, practically lost as he was in the depths of his hircine coat of fur.

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Linnæus formed seven classes of odours of medicines; namely, the aromatic, fragrant, ambrosiac, alliaceous, hircine, fetid, and nauseous.

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