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hog·gish
(hô′gĭsh, hŏg′ĭsh)adj.
1. Coarsely self-indulgent or gluttonous.
2. Filthy.
hog′gish·ly adv.
hog′gish·ness n.
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hoggish
(ˈhɒɡɪʃ)adj
selfish, gluttonous, or dirty
ˈhoggishly adv
ˈhoggishness n
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hog•gish
(ˈhɔ gɪʃ, ˈhɒg ɪʃ)adj.
1. selfish or gluttonous.
2. filthy.
[1425–75]
hog′gish•ly, adv.
hog′gish•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. hoggish - 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"
gluttonous - given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"
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