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piggy

adjective noun

Resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
P
Ends with
Y
Contains
IG
Scrabble score
12

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Pronunciation

ˈpɪɡi

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Definitions

adjective

  1. Resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy

    “Piggish table manners”

noun

  1. A young pig

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Example Sentences

Piggish table manners
The piggy fat-cheeked little boy and his porcine pot-bellied father
Swinish slavering over food

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