wolfish

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈwʊlfiʃ/ / /ˈwʊlviʃ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wl̥kʷós? Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos Proto-Germanic *wulfaz Proto-West Germanic *wulf Old English wulf Middle English wolf English wolf Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English wolfish From wolf + -ish.

Of, like, or pertaining to a wolf.
Of, like, or pertaining to a wolf.
“a wolfish appetite”
““[…] Here, Fangs! Fangs!” he ejaculated at the top of his voice to a ragged wolfish-looking dog […]”
Fierce; menacing; savage.