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Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain; rustic; ignorant.

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  1. a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain; rustic; ignorant.
  2. Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain; rustic; ignorant. "An ungentle and swainish beast." Milton. -- Swain"ish*ness, n. Emerson.
  3. Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain; rustic; ignorant. "Anungentle and swainish beast." Milton.-- Swain"ish*ness, n. Emerson.
  4. a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain; rustic; ignorant.