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piggishness

 

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Noun piggishness has 1 sense
  1. greediness, hoggishness, piggishness - an excessive desire for food
    --1 is a kind of gluttony

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Piggishness

Definition:

Piggishness is the characteristic or quality of behaving or acting like a pig, especially in terms of greed, selfishness, or excessive indulgence.

Examples:

Noun:

  1. His piggishness was evident as he devoured the entire cake by himself.
  2. The politician's piggishness led to widespread corruption within the government.

Adjective:

  1. She displayed piggishness when she refused to share her toys with the other children.
  2. His gluttonous and piggishness behavior at the buffet annoyed the other guests.

Adverb:

  1. She ate piggishly, without any regards for table manners.
  2. The celebrity lived piggishly, spending money lavishly on unnecessary luxuries.

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