hoggish
Americanadjective
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like or befitting a hog.
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selfish; gluttonous; filthy.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- hoggishly adverb
- hoggishness noun
Etymology
Origin of hoggish
Example Sentences
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How hoggish and self-indulgent the Yankees are, knowing a cheat might help them win a few more games and raise their television ratings.
From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2013
I stop on the A82's muddy shoulder and discover I'm more angry at myself than at the hoggish trucker.
From Time Magazine Archive
One spout flowed rich red wine, the other white, and it was free for all but those hoggish enough to try to use buckets.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead of hoggish politicians and slack-breasted shopgirls, there were powerfully expressionistic symbols of luxury�with the sting left out�such as Josef Scharl's rich, melancholy Babylonia.
From Time Magazine Archive
The young of the cow-bird is disproportionately large and aggressive, one might say hoggish.
From Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers by Burroughs, John
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