Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swinish

/ˈswaɪnɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: swin-ish
IPA: /ˈswaɪnɪʃ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a pig, resembling a swine; gluttonous, coarse, debased.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: boarish, boarlike"
"[…]They clip vs drunkards, and with Swiniſh phraſe / Soyle our addition, and indeede it takes / From our atchieuements, though perform’d at height / The pith and marrow of our attribute[…]"
"Epicurus, though his ethic seemed to others swinish and lacking in moral exultation, was very much in earnest."

Etymology

From Middle English swinisse, swynys, swynyse; equivalent to swine + -ish.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: swinisse
Suffix: swine

Inflected Forms

more swinish (comparative) most swinish (superlative)

Derived Forms

swinishly swinishness

Frequently Paired Words

suid suidian

Synonyms

piggish hoggish swinelike piglike hoglike porcine boarish boarlike

Questions

How do you pronounce swinish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈswaɪnɪʃ/.
What does swinish mean?: Like a pig, resembling a swine; gluttonous, coarse, debased.
Where does swinish come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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