piggily

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adverb

In a piggy manner.

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Meanings

adverbpiggily (comparative more piggily, superlative most piggily)

comparative more piggily · superlative most piggily

  1. In a piggy manner.

    In spite of repeated requests from investors to dispose of Argyle Village and stop the diversion of portfolio cash flow to pay fees, JMB retained the shopping center and piggily fed at the trough of investor assets.

    2009, David F. Swensen, Pioneering Portfolio Management, page 292

Origin

From piggy + -ly.

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APA

piggily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piggily

MLA

“piggily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piggily. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piggily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piggily.

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