🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

野生の

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yasei no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Boarish/ˈbɔːr.ɪʃ/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼の野生の行動は受け入れられなかった。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Resembling or characteristic of a boar; coarse, brutish, or uncouth in behavior.

    "His boarish manners at the dinner table embarrassed his family."
  2. 2

    Rude or lacking refinement; vulgar.

    "The boarish comments made during the meeting were uncalled for."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'boarish' derives from the Middle English 'borish', which is rooted in the Old English 'bora', meaning 'boar'. The evolution of the word reflects a transition from a literal reference to the animal to a figurative sense describing behavior that is coarse or brutish, akin to that of a boar.

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