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Definition of Boarish
1. a. Swinish; brutal; cruel.
Definition of Boarish
1. Adjective. (obsolete) swinish; brutal; cruel ¹
2. Adjective. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Boarish
1. swinish; coarse [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boarish
Literary usage of Boarish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Strictures on Mr. Collier's New Edition of Shakespeare, 1858 by Alexander Dyce (1859)
"nor thy fierce sister In his anointed flesh rash boarish fangs. ... 4tos : the
folio poorly reads ' stick boarish fangs.' Steevens observes, that to ' rash' ..."
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