swinish

[ swahy-nish ]

adjective

1. like or befitting swine; hoggish.
2. brutishly coarse, gross, or sensual.

Other Words From

• swinish·ly adverb
• swinish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of swinish¹

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; swine, -ish ¹

Example Sentences

But the three men were far too deeply sunk in their swinish sleep for any voice to wake them.

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Porcine, por′sīn, adj. pertaining to or resembling swine: swinish.

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When you see a man who reminds you of a hog, be assured he has swinish habits.

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His furious little swinish eyes blinking through the blood which dripped over them, he hurled himself straight onward.

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They also grunt among themselves, without any external cause; but merely to express their swinish sympathy.

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Related Words

• barbaric
• churlish
• coarse
• impolite
• rude
• tasteless
• uncivilized
• vulgar