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pig⋅gish
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ˈpɪg
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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.
Greedy:
a piggish appetite.
Stubborn; pigheaded.
pig'gish·ly
adv.
,
pig'gish·ness
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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