English Explanatory Dictionary

wolfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, like, or pertaining to a wolf.
  2. Suggestive or characteristic of a wolf.
  3. Fierce; menacing; savage.

Pronunciation

/ˈwʊlfiʃ/ /ˈwʊlviʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-wolfish.wav

Word forms

wolfish more wolfish most wolfish wolvish

Etymology

From wolf + -ish.

Synonyms

lupine wolfy wolflike barbaric barbarous truculent animalistic barbarian barbarious brutal brutish Gothic Gothlike grim heathen heathenish heathenly heathenous incivil pagan savage tenebrose uncivil uncivilized uncouth uncultivated uncultured uplandish wolfish

Translations

Bulgarian: въ́лчи Finnish: suden- Finnish: susi- French: lupin French: louvesque Russian: во́лчий Ukrainian: во́вчий
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