Swinish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈswaɪnɪʃ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Swinish is an adjective meaning Like a pig, resembling a swine; gluttonous, coarse, debased.
Meaning
Like a pig, resembling a swine; gluttonous, coarse, debased.
Example Sentences
Near-synonyms: boarish, boarlike
Epicurus, though his ethic seemed to others swinish and lacking in moral exultation, was very much in earnest.
[…]They clip vs drunkards, and with Swiniſh phraſe / Soyle our addition, and indeede it takes / From our atchieuements, though perform’d at height / The pith and marrow of our attribute[…]
Synonyms for swinish
Depending on context, synonyms include piggish, hoggish, swinelike, piglike, hoglike, porcine.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hoggish, piggy, porcine, neanderthal, piggish, gluttonous.
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