piglike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a pig.

Similar
piggypiggishporcine
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English pig →
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Meanings

adjectivepiglike (comparative more piglike, superlative most piglike)

comparative more piglike · superlative most piglike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a pig.

    Synonyms: piggy, piggish, porcine

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling or characteristic of a pig.

Similar
piggypiggishporcine
Also see
hoglikeporcineswinelikeswinish

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*puggō
  2. Old English*picga
  3. Middle Englishpigge
  4. Englishpig
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. Englishpiglike

From pig + -like.

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APA

piglike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piglike

MLA

“piglike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piglike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piglike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piglike.

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