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boarish, a.|ˈbɔərɪʃ|
[f. boar n. + -ish1.]
Of or pertaining to a boar; resembling a boar; sensual; cruel. (As borish was a former spelling of both boarish and boorish, the two were often confounded; and it is hard to say to which word many passages ought to be referred.)
1550Bale Apol. 65 Ye beastlye boryshe buggerers. 1593Nashe Christ's T. 57 a, Therefore we call a leatcherous person, a boarish companion. 1643Milton Divorce ix. Wks. (1851) 45 A grosse and borish opinion. 1645Sacred Decretal 21 His Boarish Tusks, his huge great Iron fangs. a1718Penn Life Wks. 1726 I. 33 To have expected this Boarish Fierceness from the Mayor of London. 1834J. Wilson in Black. Mag. XXXV. 1003 Boarish bristle and leonine hair.
Hence ˈboarishly adv., ˈboarishness. (Formerly often confused with boorishly, -ness.)
a1563Becon Cast. Comfort Wks. (1844) 558 The wicked papists, which so boarishly sweat to maintain their usurped power. 1682H. More Annot. Glanvill's Lux O. 55 The roughness and boarishness of his style. |