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adjectivepigly (comparative more pigly, superlative most pigly)
comparative more pigly · superlative most pigly
- rareLike a pig; piggish.
a pigly gentleman
1927, The Strand Magazine (volume 73, page 120)1 more example
But this girl requested him not to touch her because she would be turned again into a pigly child! […] If the new king fulfills the promise she will remain always as a princess and not a pigly child.
1973, Women on the March (volume 17)
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pigly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pigly
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“pigly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pigly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pigly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pigly.
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