piggishly
- a word derived from piggish.
Example Sentences
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Then he breaks his word and takes another job; but this time, for reasons Playwright Raphaelson keeps piggishly to himself, it's hip hip hooray with the wife.
From Time Magazine Archive
They talk piggishly about pigs; and sluggishly, I suppose, about slugs; and are refreshingly horsy about horses.
From Alarms and Discursions by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
Yes, your optic gleams piggishly bright, Russian Bear; It gleams with true ursine delight.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 26, 1891 by Various
One day he killed five rabbits and Neewa ate four of them and grunted piggishly for more.
From Nomads of the North A Story of Romance and Adventure under the Open Stars by Curwood, James Oliver
The reason why the pig was so fond of his master was that Sir Walter had not treated him piggishly, but humanely.
From True Stories about Dogs and Cats by Follen, Eliza Lee Cabot
