porcine

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective relating to or suggesting swine
  2. adjective repellently fat
  3. adjective resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy

Etymology

From Middle English porcine, partly from Middle French porcin (from Old French [Term?]) and partly from its etymon, Latin porcīnus, from porcus (“pig”).

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