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Swinish vs Slovenly - What's the difference?

swinish | slovenly |

As adjectives the difference between swinish and slovenly

is that swinish is like a pig, resembling a swine; gluttonous, coarse, debased while slovenly is having an untidy appearance; unkempt.

swinish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Like a pig, resembling a swine; gluttonous, coarse, debased.
  • *1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.27:
  • *:Epicurus, though his ethic seemed to others swinish and lacking in moral exultation, was very much in earnest.

    • slovenly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having an untidy appearance; unkempt.
  • Careless or negligent; sloppy.
  • Unwashed, dirty, disorderly.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * slovenliness