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

pigface, pigfish, piggery, piggin, pigging string, piggish, piggott, piggy, piggy bank, piggyback, piggyback car

Origin of piggish

First recorded in 1810–20; pig¹ + -ish¹

Related forms

pig·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 Forms

piggishly, adverbpiggishness, noun

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piggish

adjective

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piggish

adjective

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