boarish
adj/ˈbʊəɹɪʃ/
Etymology From boar + -ish.
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, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]:
2
Boarlike.
- Derived terms
- boarishly, boarishness
- Related terms
- boorish