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goatish

[goh-tish]

adjective

of or like a goat.

lustful; lecherous.

Origin:
1520–30; goat + -ish¹

Related forms

goat·ish·ly, adverb

goat·ish·ness, noun

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goatish (ˈɡəʊtɪʃ)

—*adj*
1.	of, like, or relating to a goat
2.	archaic, literary or lustful or lecherous

goatishly

—*adv*

goatishness

—n

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