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单词 swinishness
释义

swinish

adjective

swin·​ish ˈswī-nish How to pronounce swinish (audio)
: of, suggesting, or characteristic of swine : beastly
swinishly adverb
swinishness noun

Synonyms

  • edacious
  • esurient
  • gluttonous
  • greedy
  • hoggish
  • piggish
  • rapacious
  • ravenous
  • voracious
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Example Sentences

the more swinish diners attacked the all-you-can-eat buffet with gusto
Recent Examples on the Web Another, Cora, is saddled with a swinish husband who tries to gaslight her whenever his chronic infidelity is exposed. Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 27 May 2022

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

swinishness

noun

as in brutality
the manifestation of the traits or the gratification of the appetites of a lower animal a fraternity party that may well have reached a new low for alcohol-fueled swinishness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • brutality
  • cruelty
  • brutishness
  • animalism
  • animality
  • beastliness
  • sensuality
  • physicality
  • carnality
  • bestiality
  • boorishness
  • barbarity
  • rudeness
  • coarseness
  • loutishness
  • sadism
  • savagery
  • crudeness
  • wantonness
  • viciousness
  • grossness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • spirituality
  • intellectuality
  • magnanimity
  • nobility
  • benevolence
  • compassion
  • kindness
  • beneficence
  • greatheartedness
  • kindliness
  • tenderheartedness
  • high-mindedness
  • kindheartedness
  • benignity
  • good-heartedness
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