piggish

[ pig-ish ]

/ ˈpɪg ɪʃ /

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adjective

resembling a pig, especially in being slovenly, greedy, or gluttonous: piggish table manners.

(of food portions) indecently large.

stubborn.

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Origin of piggish

First recorded in 1810–20; pig¹ + -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM piggish

pig·gish·ly, adverbpig·gish·ness, noun

Words nearby piggish

pig fern, pigfish, piggery, piggin, pigging string, piggish, Piggott, piggy, piggyback, piggyback car, piggyback plant

How to use piggish in a sentence

If he cuts off a woman repeatedly, he comes across as rude or, worse, piggish.
Bill O’Reilly’s Macho Moment in On-Air Confrontation With Laura Ingraham|Lauren Ashburn|April 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Third, legal academia has to get its collective head out of the sand and stop being so piggish (I am mixing my metaphors).
The Perils of Law School|Megan McArdle|September 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Donald thought he would like Captain Muirhead, but he mistrusted those piggish blue eyes of his.
The Viking Blood|Frederick William Wallace
I bowed likewise, but I saw his little piggish eyes looking wickedly at me.
The O'Ruddy|Stephen Crane

The rabbit beside me hopped a few feet and squatted again, and the fat bear sat up and blinked about him with his piggish eyes.
Pluck on the Long Trail|Edwin L. Sabin
A hungry pig following a pail of buttermilk after one taste is not more piggish than this poor boy.
The Camp-life of the Third Regiment|Robert T. Kerlin
At the same time he could not endure Russian history, and, indeed, looked upon Russian customs in general as more or less piggish.
The Possessed|Fyodor Dostoevsky

British Dictionary definitions for piggish

piggish

/ (ˈpɪɡɪʃ) /

adjective

like a pig, esp in appetite or manners

informal, mainly British obstinate or mean

Derived forms of piggish

piggishly, adverbpiggishness, noun

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piggish

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