Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goatly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
goat-ly
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the characteristics of a goat.

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English goot English goat Middle English -ly English -ly English goatly From goat + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more goatly (comparative) most goatly (superlative)

Questions

What does goatly mean?
Having the characteristics of a goat.
Where does goatly come from?
Etymology tree Middle English goot English goat Middle English -ly English -ly English goatly From goat + -ly.

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