Piggish (Adjective)
Meaning
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The tourists' piggish behavior towards the all-you-can-eat buffet left many diners aghast.
- Her piggish attitude towards her friends' food led them to set boundaries.
- After several weeks of poor diet, the young athlete developed a noticeably piggish complexion.
- He often embarrassed his friends with his piggish table manners while eating abroad.
- Her former beau was criticized by many for his piggish obsession with luxury items and extravagance.