swinish
Adjective Satellite
- ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
- "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"
- resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
- "swinish slavering over food"
Adj
- Like a pig, resembling a swine; gluttonous, coarse, debased.
Adjective
- Resembling or befitting swine; crude or gluttonous.
Examples
- His opponent’s swinish refusal to concede, despite a massive score difference, was frustrating.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English swinisse, swynys, swynyse; equivalent to swine + -ish.
Synonyms
boorish, hoggish, loutish, neandertal, neanderthal, oafish, piggish, piggy, porcine
Scrabble Score: 13
swinish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordswinish: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
swinish: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
swinish: valid Words With Friends Word