hoggish

• Abwertendes Adjektiv für einen Menschen, der gierig, selbstsüchtig oder gefräßig ist, wie ein Schwein.

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone who is greedy, selfish, or gluttonous, like a hog.

1. Resembling a hogC2formal

   Having characteristics or behavior similar to a pig, especially in being greedy or gluttonous.

   Schweineartig

   • His hoggish appetite left little food for the others.
   • The hoggish behavior at the buffet was embarrassing.
   • She criticized his hoggish consumption of resources.

   Synonymepiggishporcineswinish

   Antonymeabstemiousmoderatetemperate

2. C2formal

   Excessively greedy or selfish, especially in taking more than one's fair share.

   Gierig oder egoistisch

   • The hoggish businessman took all the credit for the team's work.
   • Their hoggish demands ruined the negotiation.
   • He had a hoggish desire for wealth and power.

   Synonymeavariciouscovetousgluttonousgreedyinsatiablepiggyrapaciousselfishswinishvoracious

   Antonymealtruisticbenevolentcharitablegenerousgivingmagnanimousselflessunselfish