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hoggish

[ haw-gish, hog-ish ]

/ ˈhɔ gɪʃ, ˈhɒg ɪʃ /

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adjective

like or befitting a hog.

selfish; gluttonous; filthy.

Origin of hoggish

1425–75; late Middle English. See hog, -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM hoggish

hog·gish·ly, adverb hog·gish·ness, noun

Words nearby hoggish

hogger, hoggery, hogget, hoggin, hogging moment, hoggish, hogmanay, hogmolly, hognose snake, hognosed skunk, hognut

Example sentences from the Web for hoggish

And you will cosset him in them—to save his hoggish dignity487 and buttress up his heavy pride.

The Fifth Queen Crowned |Ford Madox Ford
It was a hoggish thing to do; but he was a native and knew no reason for letting up.

Fishing With The Fly |Charles F. Orvis and Others
All our industrious men were well behaved; and all our idle men were hoggish.

A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. |Benjamin Waterhouse
The young of the cow-bird is disproportionately large and aggressive, one might say hoggish.

Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and, Other Papers |John Burroughs

Venta do Duque is a sty right worthy of being the capital of hoggish dominions.

Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal |William Beckford

British Dictionary definitions for hoggish

hoggish

/ (ˈhɒɡɪʃ) /

adjective

selfish, gluttonous, or dirty

Derived forms of hoggish

hoggishly, adverb hoggishness, noun