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boarish

/ˈbʊəɹɪʃ/

boarish adjective: brutal; cruel.

Adjective

boarish (comparative more boarish, superlative most boarish)

  1. Brutal; cruel.
    • Near-synonym: swinish
    • Because I would not see thy cruel nails
      Pluck out his poor old eyes; nor thy fierce sister
      In his anointed flesh stick boarish fangs.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    Synonyms:
    swinish
  2. Boarlike.

Synonyms of boarish

Forms of boarish

comparativemore boarish
superlativemost boarish

Origin of boarish

From boar + -ish.

Words formed from boarish

Questions about boarish

What does boarish mean?
Boarish means brutal; cruel.
What part of speech is boarish?
Boarish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce boarish?
Boarish is pronounced /ˈbʊəɹɪʃ/.

Words near boarish in the dictionary

  1. Boarhills
  2. boarhog
  3. boarhound
  4. boarhounds
  5. Boarikifinolhu
  6. boarish
  7. boarishly
  8. boarishness
  9. boarlike
  10. Boarman
  11. Boarmans

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