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Meaning of hoggish in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈhɔɡɪʃ/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    hoggish

    Definitions

    1. resembling swine

    Examples

    • « coarsely gluttonous or greedy »
    • « piggish table manners »
    • « the piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father »
    • « swinish slavering over food »

    Synonyms

    • gluttonous

Browse dictionary

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