piggish
Example Sentences
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But we can’t be here for beauty — that would be gauche, not to mention piggish.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2022
A couple of would-be thieves in Kentucky have been arrested for their alleged piggish behavior.
From Fox News • Nov. 19, 2019
It shows a girl with long golden hair, sneezing so explosively that the torrential discharge has turned her nose into a piggish snout.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 3, 2017
She barged in whenever she wanted, no matter who was speaking, and she icily backhanded Trump over his piggish remarks about her face.
From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2015
Everyone took some of everything, piling their plates up with mountains of food, but nobody was piggish about it.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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