Hoggishness

Hoggishness
Hoggish Hog"gish, a. Swinish; gluttonous; filthy; selfish. -- {Hog"gish*ly}, adv. -- {Hog"gish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

Is not a hoggish life the height of some men's wishes? --Shaftesbury. [1913 Webster]


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  • hoggishness — hog·gish·ness …   English syllables

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  • greediness — noun 1. an excessive desire for food • Syn: ↑hoggishness, ↑piggishness • Derivationally related forms: ↑piggish (for: ↑piggishness), ↑hoggish (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • hoggish — adjective Date: 15th century grossly selfish, gluttonous, or filthy • hoggishly adverb • hoggishness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hoggish — hoggishly, adv. hoggishness, n. /haw gish, hog ish/, adj. 1. like or befitting a hog. 2. selfish; gluttonous; filthy. [1425 75; late ME. See HOG, ISH1] * * * …   Universalium

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