wolfish
[woo l-fish]
adjective
Origin of wolfish
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Related Words for wolfish
rapacious, voracious, greedy, marauding, insatiable, ferocious, unrelenting, barbarous, murderous, ruthless, atrocious, inhuman, brutal, bloody, fierce, violent, cold-blooded, sadistic, destructive, relentlessExamples from the Web for wolfish
Historical Examples of wolfish
The bristling mane, so thick and wolfish, fairly quivered in its rigidity.
The Hound From The NorthRidgwell Cullum
The ocean wind tore at the windows with wolfish claws, savage to enter.
Wayside CourtshipsHamlin Garland
"You're not going to get a complete inspection, Buster," he said with a wolfish grin.
By ProxyGordon Randall Garrett
The sudden, wolfish gleam in his eyes had told her that he meant what he said.
Brand BlottersWilliam MacLeod Raine
Dogged and wolfish as he was, the man knew his master, and was cowed.
Brand BlottersWilliam MacLeod Raine