piglike
- adjective
- /ˈpɪɡˌlaɪk/
- Offensive
:
cerdoso
- She made a piglike snort when she laughed, which embarrassed her in front of her friends.
Examples
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Too, this unique region also hosts an impressive array of other wildlife, including blacktail prairie dogs, gray foxes, and piglike javelinas.
Academic text (2002) -
But this Muhak also had facial features that were rather piglike.
Academic text (1995) -
But Tim's face was burned, and he's been given this piglike skin.
Fiction book (1999) -
His piglike manners made it clear that he was greedy and rude at the dinner table.
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The children were surprised by the piglike mess left in the playroom after their fun.
Synonyms
2
6.9
A person who eats too much and acts greedy and rude
1
9.1
A person who takes more than others, especially food, in a greedy, rude way
1
9.9
Very rude and greedy in behavior, like a pig
Greedy and messy while eating, showing bad manners
Like a pig in look and behavior, often being fat or greedy
Antonyms
How Piglike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Piglike is simply pig plus the ending -like, which means 'like' or 'similar to'. So, piglike means 'like a pig', often used for messy, greedy, or rude behavior.