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piggish

[ pig-ish ]

adjective

  1. resembling a pig, especially in being slovenly, greedy, or gluttonous:

    piggish table manners.

  2. (of food portions) indecently large.


piggish

/ ˈ±èɪɡɪʃ /

adjective

  1. like a pig, esp in appetite or manners
  2. informal.
    obstinate or mean
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±è¾±²µ²µ¾±²õ³ó±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ±è¾±²µ²µ¾±²õ³ó²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è¾±²µî€ƒg¾±²õ³ó·±ô²â adverb
  • ±è¾±²µî€ƒg¾±²õ³ó·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of piggish1

First recorded in 1810–20; pig 1 + -ish 1
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Example Sentences

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The attempts to discredit Dr. Bernard's story quickly got elevated to Fox News, where piggish host Jesse Watters especially went nuts over it.

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But we can’t be here for beauty — that would be gauche, not to mention piggish.

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“Right now, it would be overwhelmingly piggish. But by the end of August, we should have in place antigen testings... You could test millions of people,†he said.

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Sex between the two isn’t just animalistic — one rejected title for McKay’s novel had been “Savage Loving†— but “piggish.â€

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You don’t want someone who will be piggish once they get inside.

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