swinish
[ swahy-nish ]
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adjective
like or befitting swine; hoggish.
brutishly coarse, gross, or sensual.
Origin of swinish
1Other words from swinish
- swin·ish·ly, adverb
- swin·ish·ness, noun
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How to use swinish in a sentence
But the three men were far too deeply sunk in their swinish sleep for any voice to wake them.
The Dealings of Captain Sharkey | A. Conan DoylePorcine, por′sīn, adj. pertaining to or resembling swine: swinish.
When you see a man who reminds you of a hog, be assured he has swinish habits.
The Funny Side of Physic | A. D. CrabtreHis furious little swinish eyes blinking through the blood which dripped over them, he hurled himself straight onward.
In the Morning of Time | Charles G. D. RobertsThey also grunt among themselves, without any external cause; but merely to express their swinish sympathy.
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