porcine

[ pawr-sahyn, -sin ]

/ ˈpɔr saɪn, -sɪn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR porcine ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

of or relating to swine.

resembling swine; hoggish; piggish.

Origin of porcine

1650–60; <Latin porcīnus;see pork, -ine¹

Words nearby porcine

porcelain enamel, porcelainite, porcelainize, porch, porch pirate, porcine, porcino, porcupine, porcupine anteater, porcupinefish, porcupine grass

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Example sentences from the Web for porcine

I actually do think Chris Christine is too porcine to be elected president.
The Christie Girth|Michael Tomasky|December 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Porcine race; prizes—equal, to Messrs. Leherisse and Cullembourg, sixty francs!
Madame Bovary|Gustave Flaubert
Hence the title of "country of the Gadarenes" applied to the locality of the porcine catastrophe becomes easily intelligible.
Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions|Thomas H. Huxley
Many of these Siberian pigs are of a brown colour, which is uncommon in the porcine race.
The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg,|Alexander Michie

After all, were his individual opinions and doubts expressed in a manner forceful enough to diversify him from a porcine apathy?
Cytherea|Joseph Hergesheimer
Plainly it is largely Hebrew human nature, notwithstanding his porcine connections.
The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 42, June, 1894|Various

British Dictionary definitions for porcine

porcine

/ (ˈpɔːsaɪn) /

adjective

of, connected with, or characteristic of pigs

Word Origin for porcine

C17: from Latin porcīnus, from porcus pig

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Scientific definitions for porcine

porcine

[ pôr′sīn′ ]

Relating to or resembling pigs.

单词	porcine
释义	porcine [ pawr-sahyn, -sin ] / ˈpɔr saɪn, -sɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR porcine ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of or relating to swine. resembling swine; hoggish; piggish. Origin of porcine 1650–60; <Latin porcīnus;see pork, -ine¹ Words nearby porcine porcelain enamel, porcelainite, porcelainize, porch, porch pirate, porcine, porcino, porcupine, porcupine anteater, porcupinefish, porcupine grass Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for porcine I actually do think Chris Christine is too porcine to be elected president. The Christie Girth\|Michael Tomasky\|December 14, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Porcine race; prizes—equal, to Messrs. Leherisse and Cullembourg, sixty francs! Madame Bovary\|Gustave Flaubert Hence the title of "country of the Gadarenes" applied to the locality of the porcine catastrophe becomes easily intelligible. Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions\|Thomas H. Huxley Many of these Siberian pigs are of a brown colour, which is uncommon in the porcine race. The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg,\|Alexander Michie After all, were his individual opinions and doubts expressed in a manner forceful enough to diversify him from a porcine apathy? Cytherea\|Joseph Hergesheimer Plainly it is largely Hebrew human nature, notwithstanding his porcine connections. The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 42, June, 1894\|Various British Dictionary definitions for porcine porcine / (ˈpɔːsaɪn) / adjective of, connected with, or characteristic of pigs Word Origin for porcine C17: from Latin porcīnus, from porcus pig Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to porcine rapacious, hoggish, piggish Scientific definitions for porcine porcine [ pôr′sīn′ ] Relating to or resembling pigs. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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porcine

adjective

Origin of porcine

Words nearby porcine

Example sentences from the Web for porcine

British Dictionary definitions for porcine

adjective

Word Origin for porcine

Words related to porcine

Scientific definitions for porcine