piglikeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪɡlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈpɪɡˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pig n.¹, -like suffix.

Etymology: < pig n.¹ + -like suffix.

A. adv.

In a manner resembling or suggestive of that of a pig.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [adjective]

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a1625 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Two Noble Kinsmen (1634) v. vi. 69 Pig-like he [sc. a restive horse] whines At the sharp Rowell.

1785 Theologico-controversistical Conf. at Hague II. 168 You have (pig like) made it your study to feast and gratify.

1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase II. lvi. 242 There was the fly-bitten pony, wallowing pig-like in a delicious stream of spring water.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 10 July 13/2 Pig-like, they always turn and face their enemy before they make their way backwards into the sheltering earth.

1995 Univ. Toronto Q. (Nexis) June 354–67 I was there when he asked a question, paused, and said ‘I am waiting, piglike, for a pearl’.

B. adj.

That resembles or is suggestive of a pig.

ΚΠ

1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds p. xxiii [The baboon] had a short pig-like tail, which it carried erect.

1785 ‘P. Pindar’ Lousiad: Canto I 14 ‘Ah! sire’, (replied each page with pig-like whine), ‘An't please your M—y, it is not mine’.

1849 Sketches Nat. Hist.: Mammalia IV. 138 Their voice, a pig-like grunt.

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 195 I can see the pink, pig-like hippo, whose colour has been soaked out by the water, lying on the lower deck.

1925 E. A. Powell Beyond Utmost Purple Rim iii. 60 In the vicinity of the ant-hills dwell numerous pig-like little animals.

2003 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 2 Jan. 1 e I went to Disney World and became disgusted by the girth all around me, and by my own piglike eating habits.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piglike
释义	piglikeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈpɪɡlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈpɪɡˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pig n.¹, -like suffix. Etymology: < pig n.¹ + -like suffix. A. adv. In a manner resembling or suggestive of that of a pig. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [adjective] piglikea1625 piggish1742 piggy1839 pigly1859 a1625 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Two Noble Kinsmen (1634) v. vi. 69 Pig-like he [sc. a restive horse] whines At the sharp Rowell. View more context for this quotation 1785 Theologico-controversistical Conf. at Hague II. 168 You have (pig like) made it your study to feast and gratify. 1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase II. lvi. 242 There was the fly-bitten pony, wallowing pig-like in a delicious stream of spring water. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 10 July 13/2 Pig-like, they always turn and face their enemy before they make their way backwards into the sheltering earth. 1995 Univ. Toronto Q. (Nexis) June 354–67 I was there when he asked a question, paused, and said ‘I am waiting, piglike, for a pearl’. B. adj. That resembles or is suggestive of a pig. ΚΠ 1771 T. Pennant Synopsis Quadrupeds p. xxiii [The baboon] had a short pig-like tail, which it carried erect. 1785 ‘P. Pindar’ Lousiad: Canto I 14 ‘Ah! sire’, (replied each page with pig-like whine), ‘An't please your M—y, it is not mine’. 1849 Sketches Nat. Hist.: Mammalia IV. 138 Their voice, a pig-like grunt. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 195 I can see the pink, pig-like hippo, whose colour has been soaked out by the water, lying on the lower deck. 1925 E. A. Powell Beyond Utmost Purple Rim iii. 60 In the vicinity of the ant-hills dwell numerous pig-like little animals. 2003 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 2 Jan. 1 e I went to Disney World and became disgusted by the girth all around me, and by my own piglike eating habits. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.a1625
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