piggish
[pig-ish]
/ ˈpɪg ɪʃ /
ADJECTIVE
greedy
Synonyms
WEAK
acquisitive
avaricious
avid
carnivorous
close
close-fisted
covetous
craving
desirous
devouring
eager
edacious
esurient
gluttonous
gobbling
gormandizing
grabby
grasping
grudging
gulping
guzzling
hoggish
hungry
impatient
insatiable
insatiate
intemperate
itchy
miserly
omnivorous
parsimonious
pennypinching
penurious
prehensile
rapacious
ravening
ravenous
selfish
stingy
swinish
tight
tight-fisted
voracious
Example Sentences
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But more and more of the California utility's customers prefer "Piggish, Greedy and Egotistic" instead.
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