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SWINISHLY
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swin⋅ish
/
ˈswaɪ
nɪʃ
/
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[
swahy
-nish
]
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–adjective
1.
like or befitting swine; hoggish.
2.
brutishly coarse, gross, or sensual.
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Origin:
1150–1200;
ME;
see
swine
,
-ish
1
Related forms:
swin⋅ish⋅ly,
adverb
swin⋅ish⋅ness,
noun
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swin·ish
(swī'nĭsh)
adj.
Resembling or befitting swine.
Bestial or brutish.
swin'ish·ly
adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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[swahy-nish] 
(swī'nĭsh) 
nɪʃ