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piggish

adjective

  1. of or relating to a pig
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Pronunciation: /ˈpɪɡɪʃ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puggōder. Old English *picga Middle English pigge English pig Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English piggish From pig + -ish.

  1. greedy or gluttonous
  2. pigheaded
  3. unpleasant or unclean