Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoggish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hog-gish
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the characteristics of a pig.

adj

Having a gluttonous appetite.

Etymology

Etymology tree English hog Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English hoggish From hog + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more hoggish (comparative) most hoggish (superlative)

Derived Forms

hoggishly hoggishness

Synonyms

piggish piggy porcine swinish

Questions

What does hoggish mean?: Having the characteristics of a pig.
Where does hoggish come from?: Etymology tree English hog Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English hoggish From hog + -ish.

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