wolfish

[ wool-fish ]

/ ˈwʊl fɪʃ /

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adjective

resembling a wolf, as in form or characteristics.

characteristic of or befitting a wolf; fiercely rapacious.

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Origin of wolfish

First recorded in 1560–70; wolf + -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM wolfish

wolf·ish·ly, adverbwolf·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby wolfish

Wolff's law, Wolfgang, wolf herring, wolfhound, wolf in sheep's clothing, wolfish, Wolfit, wolfman, wolf note, Wolf number, Wolf-Orton body

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 Miller
I just can't look at those baking-powder biscuits without grabbing one; I'm that wolfish.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
The ocean wind tore at the windows with wolfish claws, savage to enter.
Wayside Courtships|Hamlin Garland
And they were fastened with a wolfish glare on Sylvia's half-bared arm.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls|Various

Even the prowling dogs in their wolfish hunger could not overcome a certain prejudice.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson

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