英语词汇“piggish”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	piggish
释义	Trends of piggish View usage for: piggish in British English (ˈpɪɡɪʃ) adjective 1. like a pig, esp in appetite or manners 2. informal, mainly British obstinate or mean Derived forms piggishly (ˈpiggishly) adverb piggishness (ˈpiggishness) noun piggish in American English (ˈpɪgɪʃ) adjective like a pig; gluttonous or filthy Derived forms piggishly (ˈpiggishly) adverb piggishness (ˈpiggishness) noun Examples of 'piggish' in a sentence piggish And - and I'll do my best not to be so piggish about anyone again. Brent-Dyer, Elinor ADRIENNE AND THE CHALET SCHOOL (1989) As the echoes died, it stared up the hill, its piggish snout moving as it sniffed. Tepper, Sheri S. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS (1989) "He pictured the indignation of the station manager, his piggish panic at losing this lone jewel in his crown. Maupin, Armistead SURE OF YOU (1989) Synonyms of 'piggish' greedy, crude, rude, piggy stubborn, mean, selfish, possessive More Synonyms of piggish 1 (adjective) in the sense of greedy Definition like a pig in appetite or manners Synonyms greedy a greedy little boy who ate too many sweets crude a crude sense of humour rude He made a rude gesture with his finger. piggy voracious For their size, stoats are voracious predators. boorish the boorish behaviour of some players gluttonous a selfish, gluttonous and lazy individual swinish hoggish 2 (adjective) in the sense of stubborn Definition stubborn (informal) Synonyms stubborn He is a stubborn character used to getting his own way. mean Don't be mean with the fabric, or the curtains will end up looking skimpy. selfish possessive He's very possessive about his toys. obstinate He is obstinate and determined and will not give up. pig-headed In her pig-headed way, she insisted that she was right. Additional synonyms in the sense of boorish the boorish behaviour of some players Synonyms loutish, gross, crude, rude, hick (informal, US, Canadian), coarse, vulgar, rustic, barbaric, churlish, uneducated, bearish, uncouth, unrefined, uncivilized, clownish, oafish, lubberly in the sense of crude Definition tasteless or vulgar a crude sense of humour Synonyms vulgar, dirty, rude, obscene, coarse, indecent, crass, tasteless, lewd, X-rated (informal), boorish, smutty, uncouth, gross in the sense of gluttonous a selfish, gluttonous and lazy individual Synonyms greedy, insatiable, voracious, ravenous, rapacious, piggish, hoggish, edacious, gormandizing Nearby words of piggish pig-headed pigeon pigeonhole piggish pigment piker pile Synonyms of 'piggish' piggish Explore 'piggish' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of hoggish Synonyms greedy, mean, dirty, gross, selfish, filthy, sordid, squalid, brutish, ravenous, unclean, rapacious, gluttonous, swinish, piggish, edacious in the sense of mean Definition not willing to give or use much of something, esp. money Don't be mean with the fabric, or the curtains will end up looking skimpy. Synonyms miserly, stingy, parsimonious, niggardly, close (informal), near (informal), tight, selfish, beggarly, mercenary, skimpy, penny-pinching, ungenerous, penurious, tight-fisted, tight-arsed (taboo, slang), mingy (British, informal), tight-assed (US, taboo, slang), hungry (New Zealand, informal), snoep (South Africa, informal), tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang) in the sense of obstinate Definition keeping stubbornly to a particular opinion or course of action He is obstinate and determined and will not give up. Synonyms stubborn, dogged, determined, persistent, firm, perverse, intractable, inflexible, wilful, tenacious, recalcitrant, steadfast, unyielding, opinionated, intransigent, immovable, headstrong, unmanageable, cussed, strong-minded, unbending, obdurate, stiff-necked, unshakable, self-willed, refractory, pig-headed, bull-headed, mulish, contumacious, pertinacious in the sense of pig-headed Definition stupidly stubborn In her pig-headed way, she insisted that she was right. Synonyms stubborn, contrary, perverse, obstinate, stupid, dense, inflexible, wilful, unyielding, stiff-necked, wrong-headed, self-willed, bull-headed, mulish, cross-grained, froward (archaic) in the sense of possessive He's very possessive about his toys. Synonyms selfish, grasping, acquisitive in the sense of rude Definition vulgar or obscene He made a rude gesture with his finger. Synonyms vulgar, offensive, gross, crude, obscene, tasteless, lewd, indelicate in the sense of voracious Definition eating or craving great quantities of food For their size, stoats are voracious predators. Synonyms gluttonous, insatiable, ravenous, hungry, greedy, ravening, devouring
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