piglike

piglike

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *puggōder.
Old English *picga
Middle English pigge
English pig
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-West Germanic *-līk
Old English -līċ
Middle English -like
English -like
English piglike

    From pig + -like.

    Adjective

    piglike (comparative more piglike, superlative most piglike)

    1. Resembling or characteristic of a pig.
      Synonyms: piggy, piggish, porcine

    Derived terms

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