wolfish

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
16
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈwʊlfiʃ/
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/ˈwʊlfiʃ/ · /ˈwʊlviʃ/

Definition of wolfish

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of, like, or pertaining to a wolf.
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adj

  1. Of, like, or pertaining to a wolf.
  2. 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 […]”
    “He had never seen dogs fight as these wolfish creatures fought, and his first experience taught him an unforgetable lesson. It is true, it was a vicarious experience, else he would not have lived to profit by it.”
  3. Fierce; menacing; savage.

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Etymology

From wolf + -ish.

Anagrams of wolfish

2 plays · some not in Scrabble

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