hircine UK /ˈhɜːsaɪn/US /ˈhɝsaɪn/adjective 3noun 1forms 2 adjective3 •Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.They are monstrously fat, and have a most hircine smell. — 1781 •Possessed of an odour reminiscent of goats. •Libidinous; lustful. noun1 •A fossil amorphous resin which, when burnt, gives off a pungent, hircinous aroma. formsmore hircine · most hircine