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Meaning of porkish | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

/ˈpɔɹkɪʃ/

Definitions

Resembling or characteristic of pork.
Plump.
colloquial
Selfish.
informal
Relating to pork barrel funding.
US, informal

Examples

“Congressional leaders are frank about using their clout for porkish purposes, and DeLay is no exception.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

porkless porklike porky Porlockian pornerastic pornier