Goatier

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Resembling a goat in smell, behavior or appearance ; wearing a small pointed beard on the chin
2. Like a goat in manner or odor ; bearded in the style of a goatee on the chin
3. Having a stronger, more pungent goat-like odor than something else under comparison

Etymology: "Goatier" is the comparative of "goaty", meaning more goat-like, and it is built from the noun "goat" with the suffix "-y", which turns a noun into an adjective meaning "having the qualities of" or "resembling" the noun. So "goaty" describes something with a goatish smell, look, or manner, and "goatier" is the form used to say one thing is more so than another. The comparative itself follows the ordinary English pattern: a one-syllable adjective ending in "-y" forms its comparative with "-ier" by changing the "y" to "i", as in "bigger" and "happier" in the same family of endings. Nothing about the form is irregular, so the word carries no history beyond the two parts it is made of.

Synonyms: lecherous, lustful