boarish
Like a hog
Boarish means resembling a boar—coarse, brutish, or aggressively unrefined.
The word suggests someone with the temperament of a wild pig: ill-mannered, lustful, or prone to charging ahead without regard for others.
Shakespeare used it to describe crude masculine behavior: boarish and rough.
The word is rare and literary.
Rough in texture
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- gruffHarsh in manner
- churlishIll-mannered and rude
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
aggressive · boorish · uncouth · surly · ill-mannered · rude · crass · loutish
Resembling swine in behavior
- piggishGreedily self-indulgent
- snoutBeast's protruding face
- tusksExtended animal incisors
- bristlesCoarse animal hairs
hooves · omnivorous · rooting · wallowing · grunting · hairy · stocky · foraging
Not domesticated or controlled
- untamedNot domesticated
- savageFierce and untamed
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
ferocious · bristling · tusked · charging · dangerous · unpredictable · territorial · aggressive
coarse
Rough in texture
belligerent · aggressive · boorish · uncouth · surly · ill-mannered · rude · crass · loutish · oafish
swinish
Resembling swine in behavior
bristles · hooves · omnivorous · rooting · wallowing · grunting · hairy · stocky · foraging · truffles
wild
Not domesticated or controlled
- untamedNot domesticated
- savageFierce and untamed
- undomesticatedNot bred for captivity
fierce · ferocious · bristling · tusked · charging · dangerous · unpredictable · territorial · aggressive · menacing