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swin⋅ish

  [swahy-nish]
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–adjective
1. like or befitting swine; hoggish.
2. brutishly coarse, gross, or sensual.
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.  

  1. Resembling or befitting swine.

  2. Bestial or brutish.

swin'ish·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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