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goatish

Meaning of "goatish" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF GOATISH

ˈɡəʊtɪʃ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOATISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Goatish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GOATISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of goatish in the English dictionary

The definition of goatish in the dictionary is of, like, or relating to a goat. Other definition of goatish is (archaic (or literary) lustful or lecherous.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GOATISH

British · brutish · cultish · dotish · fetich · fetish · Kentish · lightish · loutish · pettish · Pictish · saltish · Scottish · shortish · skittish · sluttish · snoutish · stoutish · sweetish · whitish

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOATISH

goat antelope · goat cheese · goat God · goat moth · goat´s cheese · goat´s-rue · goatee · goateed · goatfish · goatherd · goatishly · goatishness · goatlike · goatling · goatsbeard · goatse · goatskin · goatsucker · goatweed · goaty

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOATISH

anti-British · cattish · coltish · coquettish · doltish · faintish · Irtish · latish · leftish · Lettish · Midianitish · ooftish · prelatish · pro-British · ruttish · smartish · softish · sottish · sycophantish · the Scottish

Synonyms and antonyms of goatish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «goatish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOATISH

Find out the translation of goatish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of goatish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «goatish» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

goatish
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

cabruno
570 millions of speakers
en

English

goatish
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

goatish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

goatish
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

goatish
278 millions of speakers
pt

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caprino
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বোটকা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

caprin
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kambing
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

goatish
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

goatish
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

goatish
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Goat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người dâm đảng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

goatish
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बकरीट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

leş gibi kokan
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

caprino
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

goatish
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

goatish
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

goatish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατσικίσιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bokachtig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

goatish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

goatish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of goatish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOATISH»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of goatish
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about goatish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOATISH»

Discover the use of goatish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to goatish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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American encyclopedic dictionary
"Thllk same goatherd proud, That site on yonder bank." Spenser: Shepherd's Calendar! July. g8at Ish, o. [Eng. goat ; -ish.] 1. Resembling a goat in form ; like a goat. "On's shield the goatish satires dance aroand." P. Fletcher: Purple Island, vii .
Robert Hunter, John Alfred Williams, Sidney John Hervon Herrtage, 1897
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The American encyclopædic dictionary
**On's shield the goatish satires dance around." P. Fletcher: Purple Island, vii. 76. 2. Resembling a goat in any quality, especially in rankness of smell or lustfulness . " Give your chaste body up to tho embraces Of goatish lust." Mass tnger: Virgin ...
S. J. Herrtage, John A. Williams, Robert Hunter, 1897
3
Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: Fla to Hyps
Goatish. Go-along, subs, (thieves'). — A fool ; a FLAT [q.v. ). For synonyms, jmBuffle and Cabbage Head. lsr>l-<U. H. Mavhew, Lond. Lab. and Lon-i. Poor, vol. I., p. 460. In four days my adviser left me ; he had no more use for me. I was a flat.
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1893
4
The Anglo-American Encyclopedia and Dictionary: Dictionary ...
□'Thllk same goatherd protid, That sits on yonder bank." Spenser; Shepherd's Calendar; July. goat Ish, a. [Eng. goat; -isfc.] 1. Resembling a goat in form ; like a goat. "On's shield the goatish satires dance around.** P. Fletcher* Purple Island,  ...
‎1904
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The imperial encyclopaedic dictionary: a new and exhaustive ...
"On'e shield the goatish satires dance around." r. Fletcher: Purple lslantt, vil. 76. 2 . Resembling a goat in any quality, especially in rankness of smell or lustfulness. "Give your chaste body up to the embraces Of goatish lust." Masslntjer: Virgin ...
Robert Hunter, 1901
6
The Synonym Finder
1. lascivious, libertine, debauched, dissolute, dissipated, rakish, rakehell; lecherous, lubricous, satyric, satyrical, satyrlike, goatish, SI. horny, Archaic, lickerish; concupiscent, prurient, lustful, libidinous, salacious; ruttish, beastly, bestial, swinish; ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
7
Catalogue of the African Plants: Cryptogamia. 1901
Suffruticose, the whole plant emitting a goatish smell ; stem beset with whitish hairs ; flowers large, white. In thickets near Boa Vista ; fr. March 1854. Probably this species. Coll. Cari\ 829. The following description taken from Welwitsch's MSS.
British museum (Nat. hist.). Dept. of botany, William Philip Hiern, Alfred Barton Rendle, 1900
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The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher: The Text Formed from a ...
1622, 1698 “ goatish.' Later eds. “ goarish." Theobald printed “ Gothic " (a reading previously given in The Rutauratiol, nn alteration ot'th s play nttnbuted to the Duke of Buckingham, see p. 159) ; and so his suiccessorm— That “ goatish," i. e.  ...
Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Alexander Dyce, 1879
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The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher (Volume 1) ~ Paperbound
That " goatish", i. e. rank, coarse, barbarous, is the genuine word, there cannot be the slightest doubt : in Hormanni Vulgaria we find, " The ranke sauour of gotes is applied to them that wyll not come out of theyr baudy [i. e. foul, barbarous] latyn.
Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher
10
The Paradox of Political Philosophy: Socrates' Philosophic Trial
The true part of speech, Socrates continues, is "smooth and divine and dwells above, among the gods," whereas the false part "dwells below among the many human beings, and is rough and goatish [tragikon]." The word tragikon nicely ...
Jacob Howland, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOATISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term goatish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Language as a weapon, Part 5
Alliteration, while a nice touch, is not essential in this process. Swift and resolute results may be had from "You goatish, onion-eyed barnacle! «Huntsville Item, Jul 15»
2
Greece: highlights of the underrated Peloponnese
Arcadia was home to Pan, the goatish god of the wild, who gave his name to our own little boy god, Peter Pan. Golden Beach at Yialova. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
Last spotted at the local pub
Nothing, it was felt, could give such delight to the eye, as the spectacle of an aged person, with a long grey beard, and a goatish rough robe, ... «Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald, Jun 15»
4
As You Like It, Shakespeare's Globe, review: Michelle Terry sparkles …
Things do pick up once the latter finds a lover in country wench Audrey; the visual contrast of Daniel Crossley's goatish little Touchstone and ... «The Independent, May 15»
5
Jessica DiGiovanni Leads MELISSA'S CHOICE, Opening Tonight at …
... Jed Orlemann (The Assembled Parties) as Duffle, Melissa's former lover; Stephen Bradbury (Final Analysis) as Clyde, the somewhat goatish, ... «Broadway World, May 15»
6
Theater review: 'Gigi'
Playing Gaston's goatish uncle Honore, Howard McGillin does the tiresome joie-de-vivre routine as well as can be expected. And Dee Hoty ... «NorthJersey.com, Apr 15»
7
The Purple Revolution by Nigel Farage review – a life less extra …
But this entire view of the contemporary British political process, wherein eligible sheep are herded into the polling booths by goatish ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
8
A look at Margi Preus's 'Enchantment Lake'
... about a young girl who is sold for a hide and some coins to a goatish and abusive man, but makes a plan to escape from Norway to America. «Duluth News Tribune, Mar 15»
9
Jessica DiGiovanni to Lead MELISSA'S CHOICE, Coming to The …
... Jed Orlemann (The Assembled Parties) as Duffle, Melissa's former lover; Stephen Bradbury (Final Analysis) as Clyde, the somewhat goatish, ... «Broadway World, Mar 15»
10
Sacai Fall 2015 Menswear
They'd bring a delightfully goatish feel to city streets. And the trim matching trio of herringbone—jacket, sweater, and long muffler—would grace ... «Style.com, Jan 15»
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