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

• ˈpiggishness, noun
• ˈpiggishly, adverb

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

If he cuts off a woman repeatedly, he comes across as rude or, worse, piggish.

From The 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).

From The Daily Beast

Donald thought he would like Captain Muirhead, but he mistrusted those piggish blue eyes of his.

From Project Gutenberg

I bowed likewise, but I saw his little piggish eyes looking wickedly at me.

From Project Gutenberg

The rabbit beside me hopped a few feet and squatted again, and the fat bear sat up and blinked about him with his piggish eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

A hungry pig following a pail of buttermilk after one taste is not more piggish than this poor boy.

From Project Gutenberg

At the same time he could not endure Russian history, and, indeed, looked upon Russian customs in general as more or less piggish.

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