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    wolfish
    /ˈwʊlfɪʃ/

    adjective

    • 1. resembling or likened to a wolf, especially in being rapacious, voracious, or lascivious: "a wolfish grin"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWOLFISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Wolfish means like a wolf or like something that belongs to a wolf, or looking or seeming as though you want to trick or harm someone, or to have sex with them. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and its translations in different languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wolfishWolfish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Wolfish means suggestive of a wolf, befitting or characteristic of a wolf, or of or relating to wolves. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related entries of wolfish.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › wolfishWOLFISH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Wolfish definition: resembling a wolf, as in form or characteristics.. See examples of WOLFISH used in a sentence.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwolfish adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective wolfish, which means like a wolf or showing sexual interest. See examples, synonyms and related words in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWOLFISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Wolfish means of or like a wolf, or fiercely rapacious. Learn the word frequency, synonyms, pronunciation, examples and origin of 'wolfish' from Collins English Dictionary.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › wolfish_adjwolfish, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the adjective wolfish mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective wolfish. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. wolfish has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. animals (late 1500s) music (1880s) Entry status.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › wolfishWolfish - definition of wolfish by The Free Dictionary

    Wolfish means resembling or characteristic of a wolf, or fierce or rapacious. Find the origin, usage, and translations of wolfish in English and other languages.