hircine

Adjective

Pertaining to, or resembling, a goat.
of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor)

Adj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.
Possessed of an odour reminiscent of goats.
Libidinous; lustful.

Noun

A fossil amorphous resin which, when burnt, gives off a pungent, hircinous aroma.

Examples

The hircine smell from the old Scrabble dictionary made him wonder about its origins.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in its present form in 1650–1660: From Middle English hircyne, from Latin hircīnus (“of a goat”, “goat-scented”); equivalent to hircus (“a male goat”) + -īnus (“-ine”). Cognate with French hircin. Compare caprine, haedine.

Synonyms

caprine, goaten, goatish, goaty, hircic, hircinous, hircite, hircose, lascivious, libidinous, lustful, lusty

Scrabble Score: 12

hircine: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hircine: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hircine: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

hircine: valid Words With Friends Word