goaty

G2O1A1T1Y4
UK/ˈɡəʊti/US/ˈɡoʊti/

adjective

Like a goat, goatlike or redolent of goats.

Scrabble 9

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adjectivegoaty (comparative goatier, superlative goatiest)

comparative goatier · superlative goatiest

  1. Like a goat, goatlike or redolent of goats.

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

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

    1925, D. H. Lawrence, St Mawr

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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