The word "piggishnesses" is a plural noun that refers to the quality or state of behaving like a pig, i.e., showing gluttonous qualities or being uncleanly. The word is spelled with three 's' characters after 'g' which represent the plural suffix "-es". In the IPA phonetic transcription, the word is pronounced as /ˈpɪɡɪʃnəsɪz/, with stress on the first syllable /ˈpɪɡɪʃ/. The vowel in the second syllable is pronounced with a schwa sound, written as /ə/.