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piggish
pig·gish P0297300 (pĭg′ĭsh)adj. Resembling or characteristic of a pig, as in being greedy or stubborn: a piggish grunt; a piggish appetite.
pig′gish·ly adv.piggish (ˈpɪɡɪʃ) adj1. like a pig, esp in appetite or manners2. informal chiefly Brit obstinate or mean ˈpiggishly adv ˈpiggishness npig•gish (ˈpɪg ɪʃ)
adj. 1. greedy; gluttonous. 2. stubborn. [1810–20] pig′gish•ly, adv. pig′gish•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | piggish - resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy; "piggish table manners"; "the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father"; "swinish slavering over food"hoggish, piggy, swinish, porcinegluttonous - given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure" |
piggishadjectiveWanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume:edacious, gluttonous, greedy, hoggish, ravenous, voracious.Translations
piggish
Synonyms for piggishadj wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consumeSynonyms- edacious
- gluttonous
- greedy
- hoggish
- ravenous
- voracious
Synonyms for piggishadj resembling swineSynonyms- hoggish
- piggy
- swinish
- porcine
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