boarish

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English

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Etymology

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From boar +‎ -ish.

Adjective

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boarish (comparative more boarish, superlative most boarish)

  1. swinish; brutal; cruel
    • c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]:
      Because I would not see thy cruel nails
      Pluck out his poor old eyes; nor thy fierce sister
      In his anointed flesh stick boarish fangs.

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