goatish

[ goh-tish ]

adjective

1. of or like a goat.
2. lustful; lecherous.

ˈgoatish

/ ˈɡəʊtɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, like, or relating to a goat
2. archaic.
   lustful or lecherous

Derived Forms

• ˈgoatishness, noun
• ˈgoatishly, adverb

Other Words From

• goatish·ly adverb
• goatish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of goatish¹

First recorded in 1520–30; goat + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

He was likewise goatish in his implacable determination to keep going through mud and cold and scraped shins, with little patience for those who couldn’t keep up.

From New York Times

Poonachi’s attraction to another kid and her hatred of the yoke are translated into human language only lightly covered in goatish fur.

From Washington Post

What had been depicted by her as a humorous, if ill-advised and goatish, attempt by a law school dean to flirt with her became a nerve-wracking ordeal of near sexual assault in Ms. Warren’s new telling.

From Washington Times

In the book’s most-arresting image, an old goat looks truly goatish, half Pan, half jaded debauchee, as he casts a rakishly appraising glance at the reader.

From Washington Post

Born in the same year as Roth, to a Jewish couple living in New Jersey, the unforgiving, goatish Zuckerman also found notoriety with a feverish monologue recounting the energetic sex life of a Jewish American man.

From The Guardian