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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
piggish, piggy, swinish, porcine
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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hoggish

adjective
Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume:
edacious, gluttonous, greedy, piggish, ravenous, voracious.
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