GOATISH Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

goatish

adjective

Definition of goatish

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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Adjective

That’s why the defense of Taylor from inside these walls is so passionate among those who know him.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Hadder is passionate about supporting Boise’s local raptor population, and a student of the region’s history in bringing back birds of prey.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of passionate

Adjective

Robert also identifies the lustful subtext of Bret’s fixation on Robert and Susan together.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
In March, the Miami Herald also joined Welty and the Croc Docs on a trip deep in the interior of the northern Everglades to track down lustful male pythons.

— Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Definition of lustful

Adjective

La Nueva Violencia is a smirking, libidinous play for the dance floor, picking up where the distorted guitars of the last record left off and channeling each new riff into sleazy post-punk and electroclash that stick to the body like sweaty velvet.

— Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
The 10-minute score, with begins with a virtuosic timpani solo, is meant to evoke the libidinous atmosphere in Mexico City dance clubs in the 1980s.

— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

Definition of libidinous

Adjective

When Demetrius Carl Davis was arrested in April 2022, he was charged with 32 felony counts of committing a lewd or lascivious act with a child younger than 14 years old.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
He was charged with lewd and lascivious battery on a victim 12 to 16 years old.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of lascivious

Adjective

Alexandra Cabot is a fighter, tackling everything from complex war crimes to dismantling the typically lecherous (and fictional) Hudson University.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 June 2026
But a more critical event in his life was a scandal involving John Wilkes, who was famously ugly, brilliant, radical, and lecherous.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Definition of lecherous

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