WOLFISH


Meaning of WOLFISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwu̇l-fish ]

adjective

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : suggestive of a wolf

wolfish mongrel dogs — Hoffman Birney

a wolfish and withdrawn youth — Marshall Frady

b. : befitting or characteristic of a wolf

a wolfish appetite

2. : of or relating to wolves

• wolf·ish·ly adverb

• wolf·ish·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.