HyperDic: porcine

English > 3 senses of the word porcine:
ADJECTIVEpertporcinerelating to or suggesting swine
allporcine, grossrepellently fat
allporcine, hoggish, piggish, piggy, swinishresembling swine
English > porcine: 3 senses > adjective 1, pert
Meaningrelating to or suggesting swine.
Example"comparison between human and porcine pleasures"
Spanishporcino
Nounsswinestout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
English > porcine: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaningrepellently fat.
Example"a bald porcine old man"
Synonymgross
BroaderfatHaving an (over)abundance of flesh
Spanishporcino
English > porcine: 3 senses > adjective 3
Meaningresembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy.
Example "the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father"
Synonymshoggish, piggish, piggy, swinish
BroadergluttonousGiven to excess in consumption of especially food or drink
Spanishcerdo, cochino, marrano
Catalanmarrà, porc

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