porcine en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈpoʊɹ.saɪn/
- (US) audio
- /ˈpoʊɹ.sin/
- /ˈpoʊɹ.sɪn/
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”).
Meanings
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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.
2013, Kazerad, Katia: Follow captain, in: Prequel -or- Making a Cat Cry: The Adventure (webcomic), May 08 2013
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Similar to a pig.
Near-synonyms: boarish, boarlike
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(derogatory) Overweight to the extent of resembling a pig; severely obese.
Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:overweight
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most porcine | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more porcine | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Coordinates
caprine · bovine · ovine · murine · equine
Deriveds
porcinely · porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome · nonporcine · porcine measles · antiporcine · porcine stress syndrome · unporcine
Hypernyms
suid · mammalian · suilline · animalian · suidian
Relateds
Synonyms
sonsy · well-padded · thick · heavy · Rubenesque · bulky · swinish · heavyset · full-figured · piggish · podgy · well-covered · big · plus-size · well-upholstered · ample · gorrel-bellied · roly-poly · tubby · chunky · pudgy · wide · overnourished · rotund · swinelike · paunchy · meaty · plump · embonpoint · gorbellied · fat · pleasantly plump · fleshy · hoglike · hoggish · potbellied · love-handled · chubby · piglike · flabby · beer-bellied · well-rounded · fulsome · swagbellied · boarish · portly · boarlike
Translations (62)
ca porcí (of or pertaining to the pig) · de Schweine- (of or pertaining to the pig) · hy խոզ (morbidly obese) · fr bouffi (morbidly obese) · eo porka (of or pertaining to the pig) · pl spasiony (morbidly obese) · sk bravčový (of or pertaining to the pig) · oc porcin (of or pertaining to the pig) · cmn 豬的 /猪的 (of or pertaining to the pig) · ar خِنْزِيرِيّ (of or pertaining to the pig) · cs prasečí (of or pertaining to the pig) · fi sian- (of or pertaining to the pig) · es obeso (morbidly obese) · de Schweins- (of or pertaining to the pig) · cmn 豬一樣的 /猪一样的 (morbidly obese) · ru свиня́чий (of or pertaining to the pig) · de fettleibig (morbidly obese) · ro porcin (of or pertaining to the pig) · sl prašičji (of or pertaining to the pig) · ru ожире́вший (morbidly obese) · vi lợn (of or pertaining to the pig) · sh свѝњскӣ (of or pertaining to the pig) · de porzin (of or pertaining to the pig) · sh svìnjskī (of or pertaining to the pig) · mk свински (of or pertaining to the pig) · pt gordíssimo (morbidly obese) · fi liikalihava (morbidly obese) · th หมู (of or pertaining to the pig) · be свіня́чы (of or pertaining to the pig) · ko 돼지의 (of or pertaining to the pig) · sl svinjski (of or pertaining to the pig) · pl wieprzowy (of or pertaining to the pig) · cmn 病態肥胖 /病态肥胖 (morbidly obese) · de porcin (of or pertaining to the pig) · bg сви́нски (of or pertaining to the pig) · pt porcino (of or pertaining to the pig) · vi heo (of or pertaining to the pig) · de schweineartig (of or pertaining to the pig) · ja ブタの (of or pertaining to the pig) · hy խոզային (of or pertaining to the pig) · pt suíno (of or pertaining to the pig) · hy խոզանման (morbidly obese) · de schweinisch (of or pertaining to the pig) · ro porcesc (of or pertaining to the pig) · be свіны́ (of or pertaining to the pig) · fi sika- (of or pertaining to the pig) · nl moddervet (morbidly obese) · es gordo (morbidly obese) · hy խոզի (of or pertaining to the pig) · cs vepřový (of or pertaining to the pig) · rup purtsescu (of or pertaining to the pig) · pl świński (of or pertaining to the pig) · nl varkens- (of or pertaining to the pig) · sk prasací (of or pertaining to the pig) · de schweineähnlich (of or pertaining to the pig) · ru свино́й (of or pertaining to the pig) · ru сви́нский (of or pertaining to the pig) · fr porcin (of or pertaining to the pig) · ca porquí (of or pertaining to the pig) · uk свиня́чий (of or pertaining to the pig) · it porcino (of or pertaining to the pig) · es porcino (of or pertaining to the pig)