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:
      "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, Sue Riedl, "Seriously, you need to try this goat cheese," The Globe and Mail, 29 November, 2011,
      It’s high in butterfat and protein, and low in bacteria (which is what can give goat cheeses a goaty, barnyard taste).

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