piggish

[ pig-ish ]

adjective

1. resembling a pig, especially in being slovenly, greedy, or gluttonous:

   piggish table manners.

2. (of food portions) indecently large.
3. stubborn.

piggish

/ ˈpɪɡɪʃ /

adjective

1. like a pig, esp in appetite or manners
2. informal.
   obstinate or mean

Derived Forms

• ˈpiggishly, adverb
• ˈpiggishness, noun

Other Words From

• piggish·ly adverb
• piggish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of piggish¹

First recorded in 1810–20; pig ¹ + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

The attempts to discredit Dr. Bernard's story quickly got elevated to Fox News, where piggish host Jesse Watters especially went nuts over it.

From Salon

But we can’t be here for beauty — that would be gauche, not to mention piggish.

From New York Times

“Right now, it would be overwhelmingly piggish. But by the end of August, we should have in place antigen testings... You could test millions of people,” he said.

From Reuters

Sex between the two isn’t just animalistic — one rejected title for McKay’s novel had been “Savage Loving” — but “piggish.”

From Washington Post

You don’t want someone who will be piggish once they get inside.

From Washington Post