"porkishly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more porkishly [comparative], most porkishly [superlative]
Etymology: porkish + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|porkish|ly}} porkish + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} porkishly (comparative more porkishly, superlative most porkishly)
  1. In a porkish manner.
    Sense id: en-porkishly-en-adv-Vf~9nohd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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