Hoggish
/ˈhɒɡ.ɪʃ/noun
Having the habits or manner of a hog; greedy, selfish, or piglike.
Did you know?Hoggish is built from *hog* plus the old adjectival suffix *-ish*, turning an animal into a moral judgment about appetite, greed, and bad behavior.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
hogga
“A young pig; later, a hog”
Middle English
ME
hogge
“A pig or swine”
Old English
OE
-isc
“An adjectival suffix meaning “of, belonging to, like””
Middle English
ME
hoggisch
“Piglike; resembling a hog”
Modern English
EN
hoggish
“Greedy, selfish, or like a hog in behavior”