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Of or pertaining to swine; befitting swine; like swine; hoggish; gross; beasty; as, a swinish drunkard or sot.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to swine; befitting swine; like swine; hoggish; gross; beasty; as, a swinish drunkard or sot.
  2. adj. ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
  3. adj. resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
  4. Of or pertaining to swine; befitting swine; like swine; hoggish; gross; beasty; as, a swinish drunkard or sot. "Swinish gluttony." Milton. -- Swin"ish*ly, adv. -- Swin"ish*ness, n.
  5. Of or pertaining to swine; befitting swine; like swine;hoggish; gross; beasty; as, a swinish drunkard or sot. "Swinishgluttony." Milton.-- Swin"ish*ly, adv.-- Swin"ish*ness, n.
  6. s ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance s resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy