different between boorishness vs piggishness

boorishness

English

Etymology

boorish +? -ness

Noun

boorishness (usually uncountable, plural boorishnesses)

  1. The state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish; boorish behaviour.
    • 2009, "Nevermore With Jeffrey Combs As Edger Allan Poe Taps Every Emotion," Beverly Hills Courier, 31 July (retrieved 17 Aug. 2009):
      Unfortunately, there were moments of pure indulgence, drunken boorishness and rambling unintelligible poetry midway through the evening.

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piggishness

English

Etymology

piggish +? -ness

Noun

piggishness (usually uncountable, plural piggishnesses)

  1. The quality of being like a pig in one's character; greediness, boorishness, or obstinacy.
    The man was a glutton; his piggishness was legendary.
    The old man's stubborn piggishness kept him from acknowledging that his wife was a better driver than he, even after his license was revoked.

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