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hoggish

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hog⋅gish

  [haw-gish, hog-ish]
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–adjective
1. like or befitting a hog.
2. selfish; gluttonous; filthy.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME. See hog, -ish 1

Related forms:
hog⋅gish⋅ly, adverb
hog⋅gish⋅ness, noun
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hog·gish   (hô'gĭsh, hŏg'ĭsh)   
adj.  

  1. Coarsely self-indulgent or gluttonous.

  2. Filthy.

hog'gish·ly adv., hog'gish·ness n.
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