hircine

[ hur-sahyn, -sin ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

hircine

/ ˈhɜːsaɪn; -sɪn /

Origin of hircine¹

1650–60; < Latin hircīnus of a goat, equivalent to hirc ( us ) goat + -īnus -ine ¹

Origin of hircine¹

C17: from Latin hircīnus, from hircus goat

Beef suet consists of stearine, margarine, and oleine; mutton and goat suet contain a little hircine.

The professor glared across the room like an infuriated animal, a comparison heightened by his notoriously hircine appearance.

Hircine, hėr′sīn, adj. goat-like: having a strong goatish smell.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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