piggish

American  

[pig-ish] / ˈpɪg ɪʃ /

adjective

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

   piggish table manners.

2. (of food portions) indecently large.

3. stubborn.

---

piggish British  

/ ˈpɪɡɪʃ /

adjective

1. like a pig, esp in appetite or manners

2. informal obstinate or mean

---

Other Word Forms

• piggishly adverb
• piggishness noun

Etymology

Origin of piggish

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

Example Sentences

“Humans are inherently piggish,” Variety notes from the film.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From New York Times

“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.

From Reuters

A couple of would-be thieves in Kentucky have been arrested for their alleged piggish behavior.

From Fox News

In 2016, when Clinton lost to the piggish Donald Trump, many commentators including some feminists concluded that America was just too hopelessly misogynist to ever elect a woman.

From The Guardian