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hoggish

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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.

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On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hoggish, such as: acquisitive, avaricious, avid, carnivorous, close, and close-fisted.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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