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piggish

 

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Adjective piggish has 1 sense
  1. hoggish, piggish, piggy, porcine, swinish - 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"
    Antonym: abstemious (indirect, via gluttonous)

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piggish

Adjective

1. Resembling or characteristic of a pig, especially in greediness, messiness, or gluttony.

Example sentence: Despite his refined manners, his piggish eating habits were a constant source of embarrassment.

2. Selfishly or excessively concerned with one's own interests, disregarding the needs or feelings of others.

Example sentence: His piggish behavior at the office made him highly unpopular among his coworkers.

Noun

1. A person who resembles or embodies the negative traits associated with a pig.

Example sentence: The politician's scandals and corrupt practices earned him a reputation as a piggish within the community.

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