swinish

Words with a similar base: swinish

'swinish'

[boorish.s.01] as in: ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

Examples:
was boorish and insensitive
the loutish manners of a bully
her stupid oafish husband
aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude

'swinish'

[hoggish.s.01] as in: resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy

Examples:
piggish table manners
the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father
swinish slavering over food

Origins

					swinish (English)
├── -ish (English)
│   └── -ish (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── swine (English)
    └── swin (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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