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Satyric

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Adjective

1. satyric, satyrical

of or relating to or having the characteristics of a satyr

Example Sentences:
'this satyric old man pursues young girls'

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Satyric

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noun
1. Greek mythology
one of a class of sylvan deities, represented as goatlike men who drank and danced in the train of Dionysus and chased the nymphs
2. 
a man who has strong sexual desires
3. 
a man who has satyriasis
4. 
any of various butterflies of the genus Satyrus and related genera, having dark wings often marked with eyespots: family Satyridae

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Satyric

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noun
1.  Greek Mythology
any of a class of minor woodland deities, attendant on Dionysus, orig. represented as having the ears and tail of a horse, later as having pointed ears, short horns, the head and trunk of a man, and the hind legs of a goat, and as being fond of riotous merriment and lechery
see also faun
2. 
a lustful or lecherous man
3. 
a man having satyriasis
4. 
any of a worldwide family (Satyridae) of butterflies with gray or brown wings, often with eyelike spots
: also called ˈsatyrid (ˈsætərɪd ; satˈərid)

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Satyric

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n.
1. often Satyr Greek Mythology A woodland creature depicted as having the pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
2.
a. A licentious man; a lecher.
b. A man who is affected by satyriasis. No longer in clinical usage.
3. Any of various satyrid butterflies having brownish wings marked with eyespots.

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