porcine

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Scrabble points: 11
Words With Friends: 14
Letters: 7

Pronunciation

/ˈpoʊɹ.saɪn/

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/ˈpoʊɹ.saɪn/ · /ˈpoʊɹ.sin/ · /ˈpoʊɹ.sɪn/

Definition of porcine

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

Of, pertaining to, or being a pig.

“Alas, your delicious sandwich has been slain. Gaius’ blow sent it sprawling from your hand and onto the dusty grass where its saucy, porcine contents splattered forth from its freshly-baked body.”

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adj

Of, pertaining to, or being a pig.

“Alas, your delicious sandwich has been slain. Gaius’ blow sent it sprawling from your hand and onto the dusty grass where its saucy, porcine contents splattered forth from its freshly-baked body.”
Similar to a pig.

“Near-synonyms: boarish, boarlike”
(derogatory)Overweight to the extent of resembling a pig; severely obese.

“Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:overweight”

noun

A porcine animal: a pig, hog, boar, or related wild animal.

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Etymology

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Etymology tree Old French [Term?]der. Middle French porcinder. Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos Proto-Italic *porkos Latin porcus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin porcīnusder. Middle English porcine English porcine From Middle English porcine, partly from Middle French porcin (from Old French [Term?]) and partly from its etymon, Latin porcīnus, from porcus (“pig”).

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