- hoggishness
- noun see hoggish
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hoggishness
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Hoggishness — Hoggish Hog gish, a. Swinish; gluttonous; filthy; selfish. {Hog gish*ly}, adv. {Hog gish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] Is not a hoggish life the height of some men s wishes? Shaftesbury. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hoggishness — See hoggishly. * * * … Universalium
hoggishness — n. piggishness, rudeness, crudeness … English contemporary dictionary
hoggishness — hog·gish·ness … English syllables
hoggishness — noun an excessive desire for food • Syn: ↑greediness, ↑piggishness • Derivationally related forms: ↑piggish (for: ↑piggishness), ↑hoggish, ↑greedy ( … Useful english dictionary
Hard and soft G — A hard g vs. a soft g is a feature that occurs in many languages, including English, in which two distinct major sounds (phonemes) are represented by the Latin letter g . A hard g is typically (but not always) pronounced as a voiced plosive,… … Wikipedia
greediness — noun 1. an excessive desire for food • Syn: ↑hoggishness, ↑piggishness • Derivationally related forms: ↑piggish (for: ↑piggishness), ↑hoggish (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
piggishness — noun an excessive desire for food • Syn: ↑greediness, ↑hoggishness • Derivationally related forms: ↑piggish, ↑hoggish (for: ↑hoggishness), ↑greedy ( … Useful english dictionary
hoggish — adjective Date: 15th century grossly selfish, gluttonous, or filthy • hoggishly adverb • hoggishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
hoggish — hoggishly, adv. hoggishness, n. /haw gish, hog ish/, adj. 1. like or befitting a hog. 2. selfish; gluttonous; filthy. [1425 75; late ME. See HOG, ISH1] * * * … Universalium
