wolfish
[ wool-fish ]
Origin of wolfish
1Other words from wolfish
- wolf·ish·ly, adverb
- wolf·ish·ness, noun
Words Nearby wolfish
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How to use wolfish in a sentence
With wolfish eyes he saw her white hand close shrinkingly over the dead one on the table.
They Looked and Loved | Mrs. Alex McVeigh MillerI just can't look at those baking-powder biscuits without grabbing one; I'm that wolfish.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyThe ocean wind tore at the windows with wolfish claws, savage to enter.
Wayside Courtships | Hamlin GarlandAnd they were fastened with a wolfish glare on Sylvia's half-bared arm.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls | VariousEven the prowling dogs in their wolfish hunger could not overcome a certain prejudice.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
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