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PIGGISH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy

Example:

swinish slavering over food

Synonyms:

hoggish; piggish; piggy; porcine; swinish

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

gluttonous (given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink)

Derivation:

piggishness (an excessive desire for food)

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