goaty

English

Etymology

From goat +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡəʊti/

Adjective

goaty (comparative goatier, superlative goatiest)

1. Like a goat, goatlike or redolent of goats.
   • 1925, D. H. Lawrence, St Mawr‎^[1]:

     "Your face is curiously like Pan's," said Lou to him at dinner. ¶ It was true, in a commonplace sense. He had the tilted eyebrows, the twinkling goaty look, and the pointed ears of a goat-Pan.

   • 2011 November 29, Sue Riedl, “Seriously, you need to try this goat cheese”, in The Globe and Mail:

     It’s high in butterfat and protein, and low in bacteria (which is what can give goat cheeses a goaty, barnyard taste).

See also

• caprine
• goatish
• goaten
• goatlike
• haedine
• hircine

Anagrams

• Gotay