"swinish" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈswaɪnɪʃ/ Forms: more swinish [comparative], most swinish [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English swinisse, swynys, swynyse; equivalent to swine + -ish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|swinisse}} Middle English swinisse, {{suffix|en|swine|ish}} swine + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} swinish (comparative more swinish, superlative most swinish)
  1. Like a pig, resembling a swine; gluttonous, coarse, debased. Translations (like a pig, resembling a swine): χοιρώδης (khoirṓdēs) (Ancient Greek), свински (svinski) (Bulgarian)
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