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Boarish

Boarish \Boar"ish\, a. Swinish; brutal; cruel.

In his anointed flesh stick boarish fangs.
--Shak.

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boarish

a. 1 (context obsolete English) swinish; brutal; cruel 2 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. Shakespeare: ''King Lear'', act III, scene vii.

Usage examples of "boarish".

All except Curly, that is, since any strange emotion or sensation just tripped his boarish temper, so that he plowed ahead filled with mumbling anger.

What I find most repulsive is their well-fed look and that visceral, purely bullish or boarish optimism.