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Definition of piggish - 2 dictionary results

pig⋅gish

  [pig-ish]
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–adjective
1. resembling a pig, esp. in being slovenly, greedy, or gluttonous: piggish table manners.
2. (of food portions) indecently large.
3. stubborn.
Origin:
1810–20; pig 1 + -ish 1

Related forms:
pig⋅gish⋅ly, adverb
pig⋅gish⋅ness, noun
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pig·gish   (pĭg'ĭsh)   
adj.  

  1. Greedy: a piggish appetite.

  2. Stubborn; pigheaded.

pig'gish·ly adv., pig'gish·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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