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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
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈpoʊɹ.saɪn

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Meaning

Definitions

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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