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swinish

swin·ish

Today it means: Like a pig, resembling a swine; gluttonous, coarse, debased. Full definition →

Middle English swinisse

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Middle English · inherited fromswinisse
English todayswinish

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.