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porcine

adjective

Resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
P
Ends with
E
Contains
OR
Scrabble score
11

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈpoʊɹ.saɪn

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adjective

  1. Resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy

    “Piggish table manners”

adjective

  1. Repellently fat

    “A bald porcine old man”

adjective

  1. Relating to or suggesting swine

    “Comparison between human and porcine pleasures”

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Example Sentences

Piggish table manners
The piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father
Swinish slavering over food
A bald porcine old man
Comparison between human and porcine pleasures

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