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hoggish

[ haw-gish, hog-ish ]
/ ˈhɔ gɪʃ, ˈhɒg ɪʃ /
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adjective
like or befitting a hog.
selfish; gluttonous; filthy.
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Origin of hoggish

1425–75; late Middle English. See hog, -ish1

OTHER WORDS FROM hoggish

hog·gish·ly, adverbhog·gish·ness, noun

Words nearby hoggish

hogger, hoggery, hogget, hoggin, hogging moment, hoggish, hog heaven, hog Latin, Hogmanay, hogmolly, hog-nosed skunk
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Words related to hoggish

acquisitive, avaricious, avid, carnivorous, close, close-fisted, covetous, craving, desirous, devouring, eager, edacious, esurient, gluttonous, gobbling, gormandizing, grabby, grasping, grudging, gulping

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British Dictionary definitions for hoggish

hoggish
/ (ˈhɒɡɪʃ) /
adjective
selfish, gluttonous, or dirty

Derived forms of hoggish

hoggishly, adverbhoggishness, noun
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