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 colors are dour and muted, and the yearnings of the two elder Dashwood sisters—the self-abnegating Elinor (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and the passionate Marianne (Esmé Creed-Miles, a gimlet-eyed standout)—often play out in drearily candlelit rooms.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Bulgari staff is notably passionate about this garden and volunteers there on a regular basis.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of passionate
Adjective
  • Expect hot dishes, a tapioca station, a generous bread spread, and free-flowing sparkling wine alongside an à la carte menu.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • With less than one week to go before the midterm elections, soaring electricity bills have become a hot topic on the campaign trail.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of hot
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
  • Caruso has been charged with kidnapping, lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd or lascivious exhibition, luring or enticing a child, and child abuse inflicting mental injury.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Count 6, lewd and lascivious conduct against a child under 16.
    — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 18 Sep. 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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“Goatish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goatish. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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