hoggish

• Adjectif désuet décrivant une personne avide, égoïste ou gloutonne, comme un porc.

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.

   Qui ressemble à un porc/cochon

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

   Synonymespiggishporcineswinish

   Antonymesabstemiousmoderatetemperate

2. C2formal

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

   Avide et égoïste

   • 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.

   Synonymesavariciouscovetousgluttonousgreedyinsatiablepiggyrapaciousselfishswinishvoracious

   Antonymesaltruisticbenevolentcharitablegenerousgivingmagnanimousselflessunselfish