porcine

por·cine

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pawr-sahyn, -sin]
- /ˈpɔr saɪn, -sɪn/
- /ˈpɔːsaɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pawr-sahyn, -sin]
- /ˈpɔr saɪn, -sɪn/

Definitions of porcine word

adjective porcine of or relating to swine. 1
adjective porcine resembling swine; hoggish; piggish. 1
abbreviation PORCINE pig-like 1
adjective porcine relating to swine 1
adjective porcine of, connected with, or characteristic of pigs 0
adjective porcine of or like pigs or hogs 0

See all 6 definitions of porcine

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Origin of porcine

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Porcine

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Porcine

porcine popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for porcine

adj porcine

butterball — a chubby or fat person
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fleshy — having much flesh; plump; fat.
heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
lead-footed — awkward; clumsy.

adjective porcine

gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
hoglike — Resembling a hog or some aspect of one; piglike.
obese — very fat or overweight; corpulent.
outsize — an uncommon or irregular size, especially one larger than average.
weighted — having additional weight.

All 14 Synonyms of porcine