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satyrical

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sa·tyr  (str, str)
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 licentious man; a lecher.
3. A man who is affected by satyriasis.
4. Any of various butterflies of the family Satyridae, having brown wings marked with eyelike spots.

[Middle English satire, from Old French, from Latin satyrus, from Greek saturos.]

sa·tyric (s-tîrk, s-), sa·tyri·cal (--kl) adj.
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Adj.1.satyrical - of or relating to or having the characteristics of a satyr; "this satyric old man pursues young girls"


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