swinish
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈswɪnɪʃ/
- Offensive
:
cerdo
- And I sensed something arrogant about it... as if her abrupt unveiling of her largish breasts... was somehow going to slay my swinish male self... as if I hadn't already been slayed on a much higher level.
Examples
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Stepping back, he cuts his discomfort with a swinish guzzle of pop.
Fiction book (1991) -
The swinish press, the stringent bail terms, meetings with lawyers and so on.
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I have been a personal witness to some of his spectacular tirades on the subject of the swinish behavior of academics.
Academic text (1995) -
"Don't worry, I'll call," I told her, reveling in the swinish lie that went along with my despicable life.
Fiction book (2002) -
It is instead an object of judgment and moral intimidation: Bawon will eat you like a pig if your life is swinish.
Academic text (1996) -
His swinish attitude at the dinner party shocked everyone present.
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The critics described the film as a swinish portrayal of modern society.
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Her swinish habits made her unpopular among her neighbors.
Synonyms
13
8.2
Being rude and not caring about other people's feelings or manners
5
8.5
Rude and unkind in a way that upsets people
4
8.6
Dirty and unpleasant, like a place with sticky floors
2
6.9
A person who eats too much and acts greedy and rude
2
8.2
Clumsy and rude in the way someone moves or acts
1
8.3
Being rude with loud, rough manners
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9.1
A person who takes more than others, especially food, in a greedy, rude way
1
8.5
Being rude and mean to other people
Having messy, greedy, or rude manners
Greedy and messy while eating, showing bad manners
Like a pig in look and behavior, often being fat or greedy
Being greedy and taking more than your fair share of food or things
Behaving rudely and roughly so other people feel uncomfortable
Antonyms
How Coarse
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Swinish comes from the old word swine meaning 'pig' and the ending -ish meaning 'like'. So, to be swinish is to act 'pig-like' — coarse, greedy, or unpleasant.