swinish

English

Etymology

From swine +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈswʌɪnɪʃ/

Adjective

swinish ‎(comparative more swinish, superlative most swinish)

1. Like a pig, resembling a swine; gluttonous, coarse, debased.
   • 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.27:

     Epicurus, though his ethic seemed to others swinish and lacking in moral exultation, was very much in earnest.