hoggish

[ haw-gish, hog-ish ]

adjective

1. like or befitting a hog.
2. selfish; gluttonous; filthy.

hoggish

/ ˈhɒɡɪʃ /

adjective

1. selfish, gluttonous, or dirty

Derived Forms

• ˈhoggishness, noun
• ˈhoggishly, adverb

Other Words From

• hoggish·ly adverb
• hoggish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoggish¹

1425–75; late Middle English. See hog, -ish ¹

Example Sentences

He was as unsociable, hoggish an old curmudgeon as ever rode a stout hack.

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And you will cosset him in them—to save his hoggish dignity487 and buttress up his heavy pride.

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It is no more hoggish, really, than the longing for sleep if you haven't slept for nights, or for water when one is thirsty.

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The Master sent in another, with a hoggish grunt which spoke of the energy behind it.

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It was a hoggish thing to do; but he was a native and knew no reason for letting up.

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