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boarish
boar·ish
/
ˈbɔr
ɪʃ, ˈboʊr-
/
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[
bawr
-ish,
bohr
-
]
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adjective
of or like a
boar
; swinish.
Origin:
1540–50;
boar
+
-ish
1
Related forms
boar·ish·ly,
adverb
boar·ish·ness,
noun
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boarish
(ˈbɔːrɪʃ)
—
adj
coarse, cruel, or sensual
'boarishly
—
adv
'boarishness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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