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Meaning of "hoggishly" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HOGGISHLY

ˈhɒɡɪʃlɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOGGISHLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hoggishly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES HOGGISHLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hoggishly in the English dictionary

The definition of hoggishly in the dictionary is in a way which is selfish, gluttonous, or dirty.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOGGISHLY

childishly · doggishly · feverishly · fiendishly · foolishly · freakishly · haggishly · lavishly · piggishly · priggishly · roguishly · selfishly · sheepishly · slavishly · sluggishly · stylishly · unselfishly · voguishly · waggishly · Whiggishly

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOGGISHLY

hogfish · hogg · hogged · hogger · hoggerel · hoggery · hogget · hoggin · hogging · hogging moment · hoggish · hoggishness · hoghood · hoglike · Hogmanay · hognose snake · hognosed skunk · hognut · hogshead · hogtie

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOGGISHLY

aguishly · amateurishly · boyishly · cartoonishly · clannishly · cliquishly · coquettishly · doltishly · freshly · garishly · ghoulishly · hellishly · impishly · knavishly · mannishly · oafishly · outlandishly · peevishly · skittishly · squeamishly · uppishly

Synonyms and antonyms of hoggishly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hoggishly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOGGISHLY

Find out the translation of hoggishly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hoggishly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hoggishly» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

hoggishly
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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hoggishly
570 millions of speakers
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English

hoggishly
510 millions of speakers
hi

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hoggishly
380 millions of speakers
ar

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hoggishly
280 millions of speakers
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hoggishly
278 millions of speakers
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hoggishly
270 millions of speakers
bn

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hoggishly
260 millions of speakers
fr

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hoggishly
220 millions of speakers
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Hoggishly
190 millions of speakers
de

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hoggishly
180 millions of speakers
ja

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hoggishly
130 millions of speakers
ko

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hoggishly
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Hoggishly
85 millions of speakers
vi

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hoggishly
80 millions of speakers
ta

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hoggishly
75 millions of speakers
mr

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सडपातळपणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

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hoggishly
70 millions of speakers
it

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hoggishly
65 millions of speakers
pl

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hoggishly
50 millions of speakers
uk

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hoggishly
40 millions of speakers
ro

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hoggishly
30 millions of speakers
el

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hoggishly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

varkagtig
14 millions of speakers
sv

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hoggishly
10 millions of speakers
no

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hoggishly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hoggishly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOGGISHLY»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hoggishly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOGGISHLY»

Discover the use of hoggishly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hoggishly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A General Dictionary of the English Language
HOGGISH, h6g'-g!sh. a. Having the qualities of an hog, brutish, selfish. HOGGISHLY, hoggishly. ad. Greedily, selfishly. HOGGISHNESS, hog'-glft-nis. s. Brutality, greediness, selfishness. HOGSBEANS, hogz'-benz. HOGSBREAD, h6ga'-bred.
Thomas Sheridan, 1780
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Flügel's Complete Dictionary of the German and English ...
bctrunten. wie. bie — e/ they are all hoggishly drunk ; compos. — braten/ m. roasted pork ; — brud); m. rooting of hogs ; — bad)Si m. hog-badger ; — fleifdy »• pork, hog's flesh ; — l)tr.t/ m. swine-herd, hog's-herd ; — tlunbi in. swine-herd's dog ...
Felix Flügel, C. A. Feiling, A. Heimann, 1843
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Flugel's Complete Dictionary of the German and English Languages
©tfjroein/ n. (-egj pi. -e) 1. swiue, hog, pig; 2. fig. blot ; 3. N. T. block in which the mast stands ; ein wilbeg — , a wild boar ; dn gefdmttte= neS — , a barrow-hog ; fie finb alle betrunten n>ie bie — ti they are all hoggishly drunk ; compos. — • I'ru'f it ...
C. A. Feiling, A. Heimann, 1843
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Cotton telegraph code [by H.R. Meyer].
... history histrionic hitherto hoarded hoarse hoarsely hoaxing hobble hobbling hobby hobgoblin hobnail hobnob hog hoggish hoggishly hogshead hoiden hoisted hoisting holdfast holiday holiness holloa hollow 1 ARRIVALS "— Continued.
Henry Robert Meyer, 1871
5
Village Life in the Forties: Memories of a Lankan Expatriate
He was tall of frame and hoggishly peppy. He had his suave growth of hair tied up in a knot. Like General De Gaulle, the arrogant president of France, he enjoyed the enviable privilege of surveying the world from a lofty elevation. Hence his ...
Arcadius, Shelton A. Gunaratne, 2012
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Provincial words and expressions current in Lincolnshire
Ex. I shall grow rape more extensively next year. . Grovm. — Milk burned to the saucepan. See Bishoped. Growse. — To eat hoggishly. Ex. How you growse these apples. Growsorm. — Growing (as applied to the weather), a mild, open, spring.
J. Ellet Brogden, 1866
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Whispers of Autumn, Love, and Reflection
... a run, what a glorious sight it must be. I was entirely right; the view was breath taking, to say the least! As I walked down the other side, I gathered in every last particle of beauty there was to behold. I wallowed in it, I consumed it hoggishly.
Buddy Hendricks, 2012
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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
... to pollarda tree, to hackoff (E.D.D.).—Norw. hogga, to cut (Aasen); allied toIcel. höggva (basehagg), to hew.See Phil. Soc. Trans.,1903, p. 151. Der. hoggish, hoggishly, hogg ishness; hogringer; hog'slard. HOGSHEAD, a measure containing ...
Walter W. Skeat, 2013
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The expedition of Humphry Clinker. By the author of Roderick ...
Well, there is no nation that drinks so hoggishly as the English. What passes for wine among us, is not the juice of the grape. It is an adulterous mixture, brewed up of nauseous ingredients, by dunces, who are 64 THE EXPEDITION OF.
Tobias George Smollett, 1820
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A Gaelic Dictionary: In Two Parts I. Guelic and English. - ...
Mucail; mosach; (cross), dorganta, gn6, doirbh; brilideil; (covetous), spiocach, cruadalach, crion, teann, cruaidh. Hoggishly, gu mucail, gu mosach, gu bruideil. Hoggishness, s. Inucaiacnu ; mosaicne, onuaeaiacna. Hog-herd, s. Buachaill mhuc.
Robert Archibald Armstrong, 1825

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOGGISHLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hoggishly is used in the context of the following news items.
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An Infection Turns Swarming Locusts Into Solitary Grasshoppers …
The locust scurries hurriedly and hoggishly on short, crooked legs and joins hungrily with others to form swarms that darken the sky and ... «Popular Science, Jan 14»
2
10 Best Movies of 2013
... details the true tale of Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio flares like a five-alarm fire in full blaze), who lived hoggishly high on securities fraud ... «RollingStone.com, Dec 13»
3
How Greed and Materialism Tears Down a Person in New Book
Chris barely finds time for his wife and kids as he hoggishly hankers after money and power. At home, his children wanted their father back, not ... «PR Web, Jun 13»
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VILLAGE SKETCHÃÆ'¢â‚¬â€ …
He was tall of frame and hoggishly peppy. He had his suave growth of hair tied up in a knot. Like Gen. De Gaulle, the arrogant president of ... «Lankaweb, Jun 12»
5
Ban 'awesome'
Instead of delicious, try slurpworthy. Instead of fun? Hoggishly pleasurable. Instead of attractive? An homage to beauty. Inexcusably handsome. «Chicago Tribune, Jun 11»
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PA embassy in Tel Aviv
Instead of hoggishly demanding acceptance of Israel's Jewish character as a precondition for peace talks – the Palestinian Authority has ... «Ynetnews, Jan 11»
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MY THANKSGIVING PRAYER
... brave ancestors--sacrifices which procured the very blessings of liberty that they now hoggishly wallow in without appreciation or afterthought ... «NewsWithViews.com, Nov 09»
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Saddam's neck
Falstaffs on Harleys, hoggishly free we chuckle and clown, farting over hills, helmeted by our thicker, stretching skins. P. S. Cottier Immortality «Eureka Street, Jun 08»
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That's What You Get, Folks, for Makin' Whoopee
Often Casanova simply bagged his prey like a hunter, or took his pleasures hoggishly, but from time to time he became captivated by women ... «New York Times, Nov 06»
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