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  • 121hungry — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. starved, famished, craving, ravenous, deSirous, hankering, unsatisfied, unfilled, starving, edacious, insatiate, voracious, of keen appetite, famishing, half starved, hungered, ravening, omnivorous, carnivorous,… …

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  • 122porcine — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. hoggish, rapacious, piggish; see greedy 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having too much flesh: corpulent, fat, fatty, fleshy, gross, obese, overblown, overweight, portly, stout, weighty. See FAT …

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  • 123selfish — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Centered in self] Syn. self seeking, self centered, self indulgent, indulging oneself, wrapped up in oneself, narrow, narrow minded, prejudiced, egotistical, egoistical, egoistic, egotistic, looking out for number one*.… …

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  • 124edacious — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume: gluttonous, greedy, hoggish, piggish, ravenous, voracious. See DESIRE, INGESTION. 2. Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit: avid …

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  • 125Intemperance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Intemperance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 intemperance intemperance Sgm: N 1 sensuality sensuality animalism carnality Sgm: N 1 tragalism tragalism Sgm: N 1 pleasure pleasure Sgm: N 1 effeminacy effe …

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  • 126hoggish — hog·gish || hÉ‘gɪʃ / hÉ’g adj. piggish, crude, selfish …

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  • 127like a pig — greedy, sloppy, piggish …

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  • 128porcine — por·cine || pÉ”rsaɪn / pɔː adj. piggish, resembling a pig …

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