porcine
adjective
- of or resembling swine or a pig
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊɹ.saɪn/ / /ˈpoʊɹ.sin/ / /ˈpoʊɹ.sɪn/
adj
Etymology: 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”).
- 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”
- Overweight to the extent of resembling a pig; severely obese.
“Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:overweight”
noun
Etymology: 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”).
- A porcine animal: a pig, hog, boar, or related wild animal.