piggishness
Plural: piggishnesses
Noun
- an excessive desire for food
- The quality of being like a pig in one's character; greediness, boorishness, or obstinacy.
Examples
- The man was a glutton; his piggishness was legendary.
- The old man's stubborn piggishness kept him from acknowledging that his wife was a better driver than he, even after his license was revoked.
Origin / Etymology
From piggish + -ness.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 18
piggishness: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpiggishness: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
piggishness: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 21
piggishness: valid Words With Friends Word