Definition of wolfish Wolfish

wolf•ish

We found 7 definitions of wolfish from 4 different sources.

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What does wolfish mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

wolfish - devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
  edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious
  gluttonous given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"
wolfish - resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf; "ran in wolflike packs"; "wolfish rapacity"
  wolflike
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  • wolfish (a.)
    Like a wolf; having the qualities or form of a wolf; as, a wolfish visage; wolfish designs.

Part of speech

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  • wolfish, adjective.

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