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発音

• (米国発音, Canada) IPA: /ˈpɔɹkɪʃ/
• 韻: -ɔː(ɹ)kɪʃ

形容詞

porkish (comparative more porkish, superlative most porkish)

1. Resembling or characteristic of pork.
2. (colloquial) Plump.

   Synonyms: chubby, chunky, podgy, tubby

3. (informal) Selfish.

   Synonyms: egocentric, self-centered, solipsistic; see also Thesaurus:selfish

4. (US, politics, informal) Relating to pork barrel funding.
   • 2002, Newsweek, volume 40:

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

派生語

• porkishness
• porkishly