goatish

adjective

Definition of goatishnext
as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire a seedy grind house that was patronized mainly by goatish men wearing raincoats

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goatish
  1. passionate
  2. hot
  3. lustful
  4. libidinous
  5. lascivious
  6. lecherous
Adjective
  • The newlyweds wake up hungry after a passionate wedding night, which is when Mel remembers that Charmaine never did turn up yesterday.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • But the importance of bird conservation does not start or end with one passionate 21-year-old.
    Eliza Principe Garcia, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of passionate
Adjective
  • Will the Saints get the big upset on Monday Night Football, or will the Packers continue their hot season with another dominant win?
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • As a result, people wearing sunscreen can still get uncomfortably or even dangerously hot. Assoc.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of hot
Adjective
  • The British actor finds the humor and sensitivity in his lustful swain, and his mellifluous voice is perfectly matched to Shakespeare’s prose.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Otto Hightower – 3 points The grandson Otto installed as king is overruling him in front of the people and getting bamboozled into ousting him as Hand by a man who trades secrets in exchange for lustful glances at Otto’s daughter’s toes.
    Brian Grubb, Vulture, 16 June 2024
Definition of lustful
Adjective
  • Bill Skarsgård’s Count Orlok is more a Romanian folk vampire — decayed but still quite libidinous — than suave, past aristocrats limned by Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee.
    Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
  • That said, Beatty’s portrayal of the harried, discursive, libidinous George is irresistible even without context, as is the performance given by a young Goldie Hawn, who illuminates every frame—and perfectly counteracts Beatty—with blonde California light, and a heart-melting, downy innocence.
    Vogue, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
Definition of libidinous
Adjective
  • Urias was booked into the St. Lucie County jail on counts that included lewd and lascivious behavior, burglary, possession of marijuana and battery of a law enforcement officer.
    WPEC Staff, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Joe Urias was arrested on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior, burglary of an unoccupied structure, marijuana possession and battery on an officer, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by PEOPLE.
    Christine Pelisek, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of lascivious
Adjective
  • While some online trolls criticized the actress' appearance, other observers rushed to her defense, calling out the comments' lecherous and misogynistic overtones and reproaching the invasion of privacy represented by the photos themselves.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Cornwell’s Merlin is one of the last of his kind, a lecherous old schemer, intent on preserving Britain and its old druidic ways in the face of encroaching Christianity.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
Definition of lecherous
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goatherds

goatish

goats

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