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Definition of Piggishness
1. Noun. An excessive desire for food.
Generic synonyms: Gluttony
Derivative terms: Greedy, Hoggish, Piggish
Definition of Piggishness
1. Noun. The quality of being like a pig in one's character; greediness, boorishness, or obstinacy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Piggishness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Piggishness
Literary usage of Piggishness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life in Brazil, Or, A Journal of a Visit to the Land of the Cocoa and the by Thomas Ewbank (1856)
"Pride and piggishness.— God's Grandmother.—Bedini again.—Lady of Snows.—Birth of
a Princess.—A Wizard's Stock in Trade. July 12. The Capuchins' great festa ..."
2. Life in Brazil by Thomas Ewbank (1856)
"Pride and piggishness.— God's Grandmother.—Bedini again.—Lady of Snows.—Birth of
a Princess.—A Wizard's Stock in Trade. July 12. The Capuchins' great festa ..."
3. The War in Eastern Europe by John Reed (1916)
"'I am a friend of Bedri Bey, the chief of police,' said Ferid Bey, 'and I demand
that you arrest Mahmoud Bey for talking piggishness to that girl. ..."
4. Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature by Georg Morris Cohen Brandes (1906)
"Increase with piggishness itself." The hypocrisy of the royal husband, the Queen's
impudent asseverations of her own chastity, the hypocritical attitude of ..."
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