piggish

[pig-ish]

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adjective

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

(of food portions) indecently large.

stubborn.

Origin of piggish

First recorded in 1810–20; pig¹ + -ish¹

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

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Related Words for piggish

acquisitive, avaricious, avid, carnivorous, close, close-fisted, covetous, craving, desirous, eager, edacious, gluttonous, grabby, grasping, hoggish, hungry, impatient, insatiable, intemperate, itchy

Examples from the Web for piggish

Contemporary Examples of 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
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

Historical Examples of piggish

What was the use of all that noise and crowding and piggish hurry?
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
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
But, in his piggish way, Messer Simone had a kind of knowledge of men.
The God of Love
Justin Huntly McCarthy
He was selfish and priggish and worse, he was piggish—A regular beast of a brute.
The Book of Humorous Verse
Various
Well, I never before believed that Mr. Gander would be so piggish!
The Gray Goose's Story
Amy Prentice

British Dictionary definitions for piggish

piggish

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

adj.

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