swinish
pronunciation
How to pronounce swinish in British English:
UK ['swaɪnɪʃ]
How to pronounce swinish in American English:
US ['swaɪnɪʃ]
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- Adjective:
- ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
- resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
Word Origin
- swinish (adj.)
- c. 1200, originally of persons or behavior, "like a swine; gluttonous, sensual, degraded, beastly," from swine + -ish. Related: Swinishly; swinishness. Similar formation in German schweinisch. Old English had swinlic in same sense.
Example
- 1. She has a swinish face anyway .
- 2. His life so far , he observed with horror , had been spent " ministering to the swinish luxury of the rich " .