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hoggish

/haw-gish, hog-ish/US // ˈhɔ gɪʃ, ˈhɒg ɪʃ //UK // (ˈhɒɡɪʃ) //

骆家辉,骆宾王,骆马,骆家辉先生

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : like or befitting a hog.
    • : selfish; gluttonous; filthy.

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Examples

  • He was as unsociable, hoggish an old curmudgeon as ever rode a stout hack.

  • And you will cosset him in them—to save his hoggish dignity487 and buttress up his heavy pride.

  • It is no more hoggish, really, than the longing for sleep if you haven't slept for nights, or for water when one is thirsty.

  • The Master sent in another, with a hoggish grunt which spoke of the energy behind it.

  • It was a hoggish thing to do; but he was a native and knew no reason for letting up.