swinish

[ swahy-nish ]

/ ˈswaɪ nɪʃ /

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adjective

like or befitting swine; hoggish.

brutishly coarse, gross, or sensual.

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Origin of swinish

Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200; see origin at swine, -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM swinish

swin·ish·ly, adverbswin·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby swinish

swing space, swing state, swingtree, swing-wing, swingy, swinish, swink, Swinnerton, swinney, swipe, swipe card

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 Doyle
Porcine, por′sīn, adj. pertaining to or resembling swine: swinish.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
When you see a man who reminds you of a hog, be assured he has swinish habits.
The Funny Side of Physic|A. D. Crabtre
His 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. Roberts

They also grunt among themselves, without any external cause; but merely to express their swinish sympathy.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866|Various