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Webster 1913 Edition

Swainish

Swain′ish

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Adj.

Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain; rustic; ignorant.

“An ungentle and swainish beast.”

Milton.

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Swain′ish-ness

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Noun.

Emerson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Swainish

SWA'INISH

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Adj.

Rustic.

Definition 2024

swainish

swainish

English

Adjective

swainish ‎(comparative more swainish, superlative most swainish)

Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain; rustic; ignorant.
An ungentle and swainish beast. — Milton.

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