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.

Nearby words

pigfish, piggery, piggie, piggin, pigging string, piggish, piggishly, piggly-wiggly, piggott, piggy, piggy bank

Origin of piggish

First recorded in 1810–20; pig¹ + -ish¹

Related formspig·gish·ly, adverbpig·gish·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for piggish

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
Through the glass, however, it appeared of a greenish grey, and decidedly “piggish.”
The Maroon|Mayne Reid
He was selfish and priggish and worse, he was piggish—A regular beast of a brute.
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various

Suddenly, to his piggish amazement, another figure—a swiftly flying figure—got between him and his way of escape.
The Corner House Girls at School|Grace Brooks Hill
But I do wish you'd eat something—it's so piggish of you not to—really it is!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 1, 1893|Various
His face was smooth and of a parchment color, his nose abnormally large, and his eyes small and piggish.
In the Days of Washington|William Murray Graydon

British Dictionary definitions for piggish

piggish

/ (ˈpɪɡɪʃ) /

adjective

like a pig, esp in appetite or manners

informal, mainly British obstinate or mean

Derived Formspiggishly, adverbpiggishness, noun

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Word Origin and History for piggish

piggish

adj.

1792, from pig (n.) + -ish. Until 20c. usually "stubborn, selfish; unclean, coarse;" association with greedy eating is more recent. Related: Piggishly; piggishness.

piggish

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piggish

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