adj
Meaning 1
Having the characteristics of a pig.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hoggish
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adj
Meaning 2
Having a gluttonous appetite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- piggish table manners
- the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father
- swinish slavering over food
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: piggish, piggy, porcine, swinish
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English hog Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English hoggish From hog + -ish.