The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
swinish — c.1200, from SWINE (Cf. swine) + ISH (Cf. ish) … Etymology dictionary
swinish — [swīn′ish] adj. [ME swinisch] of, like, fit for, or characteristic of swine; beastly, piggish, coarse, etc. swinishly adv. swinishness n … English World dictionary
swinish — adjective BrE extremely unpleasant or difficult to deal with: a swinish problem | swinish behaviour … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
swinish — adjective 1. ill mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance was boorish and insensitive the loutish manners of a bully her stupid oafish husband aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude • Syn: ↑boorish, ↑loutish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
swinish — swin|ish [ swaınıʃ ] adjective MAINLY JOURNALISM extremely unpleasant or annoying: swinish behavior … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swinish — swine ► NOUN 1) (pl. same) formal or N. Amer. a pig. 2) (pl. same or swines) informal a contemptible or disgusting person. DERIVATIVES swinish adjective. ORIGIN Old English, related to SOW(Cf. ↑sower) … English terms dictionary
swinish — adjective Date: 13th century of, suggesting, or characteristic of swine ; beastly • swinishly adverb • swinishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
swinish — swinishly, adv. swinishness, n. /swuy nish/, adj. 1. like or befitting swine; hoggish. 2. brutishly coarse, gross, or sensual. [1150 1200; ME; see SWINE, ISH1] * * * … Universalium
swinish — adjective Like a pig, resembling a swine … Wiktionary
swinish — Synonyms and related words: Adamic, Apician, Circean, a hog for, acquisitive, all devouring, animal, animalistic, asinine, avaricious, avid, beastlike, beastly, bestial, bibulous, bodily, bolting, bottomless, bovid, bovine, brutal, brute, brutish … Moby Thesaurus
