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piggish

[pig-ish]

adjective

resembling a pig, especially in being slovenly, greedy, or gluttonous: piggish table manners.

(of food portions) indecently large.

stubborn.

Origin:
1810–20; pig¹ + -ish¹

Related forms

pig·gish·ly, adverb

pig·gish·ness, noun

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piggish (ˈpɪɡɪʃ)

—*adj*
1.	like a pig, esp in appetite or manners
2.	informal chiefly (Brit) obstinate or mean

'piggishly

—*adv*

'piggishness

—n

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