Crossword clues for hoggish
hoggish
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hoggish \Hog"gish\, a. Swinish; gluttonous; filthy; selfish. -- Hog"gish*ly, adv. -- Hog"gish*ness, n.
Is not a hoggish life the height of some men's wishes?
--Shaftesbury.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"gluttonous," late 15c., from hog (n.) + -ish. Related: Hoggishly; hoggishness.
Wiktionary
a. 1 Having the characteristics of a pig 2 Having a gluttonous appetite
WordNet
Usage examples of "hoggish".
I returned to the State treasury the colossal service of silver dishes, melted down by my order, which had been wrought for the hoggish appetite of Vitellius.
His hoggish appearance suggested self-indulgence at the expense of all else, yet he did not rejoice because his gluttonous world had been saved.
He eased himself away from the hoggish bulk of his wife, wondering if it was the newborn twin baby boys in the apartment immediately above who disturbed his sleep.
Gentler, like the waves on a beach after the eye of the storm had passed on, but still strong enough to fuel his instinctive dislike of the hoggish woman.
A single, bulging eye on top of its head and a hoggish snout gave it a fierce appearance.
It was the odor of hogs going up to the Ohio heavens--of hogs in a state of transit from hoggish nature to clothes-brushes, saddles, sausages, and lard.
Du Pont nor the neighbouring diners seemed surprised at the hoggish display.
The Master sent in another with a hoggish grunt which spoke of the energy behind it.