hoggy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English hog Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English hoggy From hog + -y.
Meanings
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Synonym of hoggish (“resembling a pig”).
Then the packing-houses in making lard got to dumping into the pans everything — heads, feet, etc. — and made a product which was offensive, having, as witness said, a "hoggy taste."
1887, National Live Stock Journal, volumes 3-5, page 108:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoggiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| hoggier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |