swinish

swin·ish

adj \ˈswī-nish\

Definition of SWINISH

: of, suggesting, or characteristic of swine : beastly

— swin·ish·ly adverb

— swin·ish·ness noun

Examples of SWINISH

1. <the more swinish diners attacked the all-you-can-eat buffet with gusto>
2. <swinish frat boys for whom a night on the town invariably included binge drinking and strip club hopping>

First Known Use of SWINISH

13th century

Related to SWINISH

Synonyms: edacious, esurient, gluttonous, greedy, hoggish, piggish, rapacious, ravenous, voracious

Related Words: hearty, wolfish; devouring, gobbling, gorging, gormandizing, gulping; insatiable, unquenchable, unslakable; empty, famished, hungry, peckish [chiefly British], starved, starving; malnourished, underfed, undernourished

Near Antonyms: content, full, glutted, sated, satiated, satisfied, stuffed

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