Hircine

Pronunciation: /ˈhɜrˌsaɪn/

Definitions of hircine

adjective relating to or resembling a goat or goats

Example Sentences

A1 The hircine smell of the goat farm filled the air.

A2 The hircine characteristics of the animal made it easy to identify.

B1 The hircine nature of the creature was evident in its behavior.

B2 The hircine features of the werewolf were terrifying to behold.

C1 The hircine instincts of the predator were finely honed.

C2 The hircine aura surrounding the mythical creature was both alluring and dangerous.

Examples of hircine in a Sentence

formal The hircine odor emanating from the barn indicated the presence of goats.

informal I can't stand the hircine smell in this place, it's so strong!

slang That dude's room smells hircine, he needs to clean it up.

figurative The hircine nature of his behavior was evident in his aggressive and territorial actions.

Grammatical Forms of hircine

• past tense: hircined
• plural: hircines
• comparative: more hircine
• superlative: most hircine
• present tense: hircines
• future tense: will hircine
• perfect tense: has hircined
• continuous tense: is hircining
• singular: hircine
• positive degree: hircine
• infinitive: to hircine
• gerund: hircining
• participle: hircined

Origin and Evolution of hircine

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'hircine' originated from the Latin word 'hircinus' which means 'of or relating to a goat'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'hircine' has come to be used in English to describe something that resembles or is characteristic of a goat, particularly in terms of odor or behavior.