wolvishadj.

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s wolw-, 1500s woulu-, wollw-, Scottish volw-, 1500s–1600s wo(o)lu-, 1600s–1800s woolv-.

Etymology: < wolv-, inflectional stem of wolf n. + -ish suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwolvish.

1. = wolfish adj. 2, 3.

ΘΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > savagery > [adjective]

grimlyc893

retheeOE

grim971

bitterOE

bremec1175

grillc1175

grimfula1240

cruel1297

sturdy1297

fiercea1300

fellc1300

boistousa1387

felonousc1386

savagea1393

bestiala1398

bremelya1400

felona1400

hetera1400

cursedc1400

wicked14..

vengeablec1430

wolvishc1430

unnatural?1473

inhuman1481

brutisha1513

cruent1524

felonish1530

mannish1530

abominate1531

lionish1549

boarish?1550

truculent?c1550

unhumanc1550

lion-like1556

beastly1558

orped1567

raw?1573

tigerish?1573

unmanlike1579

boisterous1581

savaged1583

tiger-like1587

yond1590

truculental1593

savage wild1595

tigerous1597

inhumane1598

Neronian1598

immane1599

Phalarical1602

ungentle1603

feral1604

savagious1605

fierceful1607

Dionysian1608

wolvy1611

Hunnish1625

lionly1631

tigerly1633

savage-hearted1639

brutal1641

feroce1641

ferocious1646

asperous1650

ferousa1652

wolfish1674

tiger1763

savage-fierce1770

Tartar1809

Tartarly1821

Neroic1851

tigery1859

Neronic1864

unmannish1867

inhumanitarian1947

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > [adjective]

grimlyc893

wrothc893

reighOE

grima1000

grillc1175

witherc1175

grimfula1240

sturdy1297

wild1297

fiercea1300

man-keenc1300

stoutc1300

cruelc1330

fell?c1335

wicked1375

felonousc1386

felona1400

cursedc1400

runishc1400

keen?c1425

roid?c1425

wolvishc1430

ranishc1450

malicious1485

mankind1519

mannish1530

lionish1549

truculent?c1550

lion-like1556

tigerish?1573

tiger-like1587

truculental1593

Amazonian1595

tigerous1597

feral1604

fierceful1607

efferous1614

lionly1631

tigerly1633

feroce1641

ferocious1646

asperous1650

ferousa1652

blusterous1663

wolfish1674

boarisha1718

savage-fierce1770

Tartar1809

Tartarly1821

wolfy1828

savagerous1832

hawkish1841

tigery1859

attern1868

Hunnish1915

c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (Percy Soc.) 174 Among wolvys be wolvysshe of corage.

15.. Six Ballads with Burdens (Percy Soc.) 5 This wollwysshe shepe.

a1569 M. Coverdale Fruitful Lessons (1593) sig. M Iudas..hauing woluish conditions vnder sheepes cloathing.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) v. sig. Rr4 This wooluish sheepheard.

1604 Supplic. Certaine Masse-priests K 2 The wooluish cruelty of popish Inquisitors.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear iv. 302 With her nailes shee'l flea thy woluish visage.

1632 P. Massinger & N. Field Fatall Dowry ii. sig. D3^v Out you wooluish mungrells!

1692 R. L'Estrange Fables i. clvi. 141 These Wolvish Back-Friends.

1817 S. T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria I. x. 181 If superstition and despotism have been suffered to let in their woolvish sheep.

1911 D. H. Lawrence White Peacock i. vi. 97 There was a report of two grey wolvish dogs.

a1945 E. R. Eddison Mezentian Gate (1958) i. 16 ‘Nay, read it if you please: I had it but five minutes since.’ And with a wolvish look he tossed the letter upon the table.

1978 J. Updike Coup (1979) vii. 267 She tugged at his hand with that fretful, proprietorial impatience of her wolvish race.

2. = wolfish adj. 1. Also in combinations, as wolvish-looking adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [adjective] > relating to a wolf

wolvish1565

wolfish1570

wolfen1810

1565 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. i. 133 I sawe the ffrendlie man wounde in a volwyshe weede.

1577 T. Kendall tr. Politianus et al. Flowers of Epigrammes f. 87 The founder of the same [sc. Rome] with Wouluishe milke was fedde.

1794 W. Blake Little Girl Found in Songs of Experience in Compl. Poetry & Prose (1982) 22 Nor fear the wolvish howl, Nor the lions growl.

1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Fellowship of Ring i. iv. 101 Two wolvish-looking dogs sniffed at him suspiciously, and snarled.

Derivatives

† ˈwolvishly adv. Obsolete

ΘΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > savagery > [adverb]

grimc893

sternlyc897

bremeOE

bitterlyc1000

etelichec1175

heterlya1225

felonly1303

asperlyc1314

fellc1330

fellyc1330

cruentlyc1380

beastlyc1390

unmanlyc1454

felonmentc1470

cruelly1487

inhumanly1490

unkindfully?1534

boarishlya1563

savagely1563

tiger-like1576

unhumanly1586

inhumanlike1595

inhumanely1598

immanely1612

savagiously1625

wolvishly1628

beastlilya1631

brutisha1645

truculently1654

tigerously1698

brutally1749

tigerishly1878

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > [adverb]

grimc893

grimly971

bremeOE

reighlyOE

witherc1200

felonly1303

asperlyc1314

fellc1330

fellyc1330

fiercelya1375

sturdilyc1374

wickedlya1375

sternly1398

runishlyc1400

witherlyc1400

felonmentc1470

cruelly1487

blusterously1548

boarishlya1563

tiger-like1576

sternfully1582

mankindly1606

wolvishly1628

truculently1654

tigerously1698

tigerishly1878

1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer iv. 663 Some, wolvishly, did prey upon the quick.

ˈwolvishness n.

ΘΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > savagery > [noun]

rethenesseOE

grimcundleȝcc1175

fellhead1340

ferteec1380

fiercenessc1384

savagenessa1400

grimliness14..

fellnessc1410

bestialitya1413

fierceheadc1440

cruelness?a1475

inhumanity1477

bremeness?1529

fury1534

tigerness1535

bruteness1538

immanity1539

wolvishness?1548

ferity?c1550

brutishness1567

truculency1569

Phalarism1581

ferocity1606

savagerya1616

brutality1633

inhumanness1649

wolfishness1676

boarishness1682

brutism1687

truculence1727

ferociousness1766

bestialism1824

tigerhood1846

Calibanism1859

unhumanness1885

inhumanism1907

Hunnishness1914

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > [noun]

grimcundleȝcc1175

fellhead1340

ferteec1380

fiercetya1382

fiercenessc1384

grimliness14..

fellnessc1410

fierceheadc1440

grillc1450

cruelness?a1475

tigerness1535

wolvishness?1548

ferity?c1550

truculency1569

cursedness1589

ferocity1606

wolfishness1676

boarishness1682

brutishness1683

truculence1727

ferociousness1766

tiger1825

tigerhood1846

Hunnishness1914

?1548 J. Bale Comedy Thre Lawes Nature iii. sig. Diiij^v Thy woluysshnesse, by thre crownes wyll I hyde, Makinge the a pope.

a1945 E. R. Eddison Mezentian Gate (1958) xxxvii. 191 God shield us from women on our councils of war... Besides, I mistrust Parry wolvishness. And bitch-wolf was ever more fell than dog-wolf.

† ˈwolvy adj. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > savagery > [adjective]

grimlyc893

retheeOE

grim971

bitterOE

bremec1175

grillc1175

grimfula1240

cruel1297

sturdy1297

fiercea1300

fellc1300

boistousa1387

felonousc1386

savagea1393

bestiala1398

bremelya1400

felona1400

hetera1400

cursedc1400

wicked14..

vengeablec1430

wolvishc1430

unnatural?1473

inhuman1481

brutisha1513

cruent1524

felonish1530

mannish1530

abominate1531

lionish1549

boarish?1550

truculent?c1550

unhumanc1550

lion-like1556

beastly1558

orped1567

raw?1573

tigerish?1573

unmanlike1579

boisterous1581

savaged1583

tiger-like1587

yond1590

truculental1593

savage wild1595

tigerous1597

inhumane1598

Neronian1598

immane1599

Phalarical1602

ungentle1603

feral1604

savagious1605

fierceful1607

Dionysian1608

wolvy1611

Hunnish1625

lionly1631

tigerly1633

savage-hearted1639

brutal1641

feroce1641

ferocious1646

asperous1650

ferousa1652

wolfish1674

tiger1763

savage-fierce1770

Tartar1809

Tartarly1821

Neroic1851

tigery1859

Neronic1864

unmannish1867

inhumanitarian1947

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [adjective] > relating to a wolf > like a wolf

wolvy1611

lupine1660

wolfish1775

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Louvier, Woluie, Wolfe-like.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	wolvish
释义	wolvishadj. Forms: Also Middle English–1500s wolw-, 1500s woulu-, wollw-, Scottish volw-, 1500s–1600s wo(o)lu-, 1600s–1800s woolv-. Etymology: < wolv-, inflectional stem of wolf n. + -ish suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈwolvish. 1. = wolfish adj. 2, 3. ΘΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > savagery > [adjective] grimlyc893 retheeOE grim971 bitterOE bremec1175 grillc1175 grimfula1240 cruel1297 sturdy1297 fiercea1300 fellc1300 boistousa1387 felonousc1386 savagea1393 bestiala1398 bremelya1400 felona1400 hetera1400 cursedc1400 wicked14.. vengeablec1430 wolvishc1430 unnatural?1473 inhuman1481 brutisha1513 cruent1524 felonish1530 mannish1530 abominate1531 lionish1549 boarish?1550 truculent?c1550 unhumanc1550 lion-like1556 beastly1558 orped1567 raw?1573 tigerish?1573 unmanlike1579 boisterous1581 savaged1583 tiger-like1587 yond1590 truculental1593 savage wild1595 tigerous1597 inhumane1598 Neronian1598 immane1599 Phalarical1602 ungentle1603 feral1604 savagious1605 fierceful1607 Dionysian1608 wolvy1611 Hunnish1625 lionly1631 tigerly1633 savage-hearted1639 brutal1641 feroce1641 ferocious1646 asperous1650 ferousa1652 wolfish1674 tiger1763 savage-fierce1770 Tartar1809 Tartarly1821 Neroic1851 tigery1859 Neronic1864 unmannish1867 inhumanitarian1947 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > [adjective] grimlyc893 wrothc893 reighOE grima1000 grillc1175 witherc1175 grimfula1240 sturdy1297 wild1297 fiercea1300 man-keenc1300 stoutc1300 cruelc1330 fell?c1335 wicked1375 felonousc1386 felona1400 cursedc1400 runishc1400 keen?c1425 roid?c1425 wolvishc1430 ranishc1450 malicious1485 mankind1519 mannish1530 lionish1549 truculent?c1550 lion-like1556 tigerish?1573 tiger-like1587 truculental1593 Amazonian1595 tigerous1597 feral1604 fierceful1607 efferous1614 lionly1631 tigerly1633 feroce1641 ferocious1646 asperous1650 ferousa1652 blusterous1663 wolfish1674 boarisha1718 savage-fierce1770 Tartar1809 Tartarly1821 wolfy1828 savagerous1832 hawkish1841 tigery1859 attern1868 Hunnish1915 c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (Percy Soc.) 174 Among wolvys be wolvysshe of corage. 15.. Six Ballads with Burdens (Percy Soc.) 5 This wollwysshe shepe. a1569 M. Coverdale Fruitful Lessons (1593) sig. M Iudas..hauing woluish conditions vnder sheepes cloathing. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1593) v. sig. Rr4 This wooluish sheepheard. 1604 Supplic. Certaine Masse-priests K 2 The wooluish cruelty of popish Inquisitors. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear iv. 302 With her nailes shee'l flea thy woluish visage. View more context for this quotation 1632 P. Massinger & N. Field Fatall Dowry ii. sig. D3^v Out you wooluish mungrells! 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables i. clvi. 141 These Wolvish Back-Friends. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biographia Literaria I. x. 181 If superstition and despotism have been suffered to let in their woolvish sheep. 1911 D. H. Lawrence White Peacock i. vi. 97 There was a report of two grey wolvish dogs. a1945 E. R. Eddison Mezentian Gate (1958) i. 16 ‘Nay, read it if you please: I had it but five minutes since.’ And with a wolvish look he tossed the letter upon the table. 1978 J. Updike Coup (1979) vii. 267 She tugged at his hand with that fretful, proprietorial impatience of her wolvish race. 2. = wolfish adj. 1. Also in combinations, as wolvish-looking adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [adjective] > relating to a wolf wolvish1565 wolfish1570 wolfen1810 1565 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. i. 133 I sawe the ffrendlie man wounde in a volwyshe weede. 1577 T. Kendall tr. Politianus et al. Flowers of Epigrammes f. 87 The founder of the same [sc. Rome] with Wouluishe milke was fedde. 1794 W. Blake Little Girl Found in Songs of Experience in Compl. Poetry & Prose (1982) 22 Nor fear the wolvish howl, Nor the lions growl. 1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Fellowship of Ring i. iv. 101 Two wolvish-looking dogs sniffed at him suspiciously, and snarled. Derivatives † ˈwolvishly adv. Obsolete ΘΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > savagery > [adverb] grimc893 sternlyc897 bremeOE bitterlyc1000 etelichec1175 heterlya1225 felonly1303 asperlyc1314 fellc1330 fellyc1330 cruentlyc1380 beastlyc1390 unmanlyc1454 felonmentc1470 cruelly1487 inhumanly1490 unkindfully?1534 boarishlya1563 savagely1563 tiger-like1576 unhumanly1586 inhumanlike1595 inhumanely1598 immanely1612 savagiously1625 wolvishly1628 beastlilya1631 brutisha1645 truculently1654 tigerously1698 brutally1749 tigerishly1878 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > [adverb] grimc893 grimly971 bremeOE reighlyOE witherc1200 felonly1303 asperlyc1314 fellc1330 fellyc1330 fiercelya1375 sturdilyc1374 wickedlya1375 sternly1398 runishlyc1400 witherlyc1400 felonmentc1470 cruelly1487 blusterously1548 boarishlya1563 tiger-like1576 sternfully1582 mankindly1606 wolvishly1628 truculently1654 tigerously1698 tigerishly1878 1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer iv. 663 Some, wolvishly, did prey upon the quick. ˈwolvishness n. ΘΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > savagery > [noun] rethenesseOE grimcundleȝcc1175 fellhead1340 ferteec1380 fiercenessc1384 savagenessa1400 grimliness14.. fellnessc1410 bestialitya1413 fierceheadc1440 cruelness?a1475 inhumanity1477 bremeness?1529 fury1534 tigerness1535 bruteness1538 immanity1539 wolvishness?1548 ferity?c1550 brutishness1567 truculency1569 Phalarism1581 ferocity1606 savagerya1616 brutality1633 inhumanness1649 wolfishness1676 boarishness1682 brutism1687 truculence1727 ferociousness1766 bestialism1824 tigerhood1846 Calibanism1859 unhumanness1885 inhumanism1907 Hunnishness1914 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > [noun] grimcundleȝcc1175 fellhead1340 ferteec1380 fiercetya1382 fiercenessc1384 grimliness14.. fellnessc1410 fierceheadc1440 grillc1450 cruelness?a1475 tigerness1535 wolvishness?1548 ferity?c1550 truculency1569 cursedness1589 ferocity1606 wolfishness1676 boarishness1682 brutishness1683 truculence1727 ferociousness1766 tiger1825 tigerhood1846 Hunnishness1914 ?1548 J. Bale Comedy Thre Lawes Nature iii. sig. Diiij^v Thy woluysshnesse, by thre crownes wyll I hyde, Makinge the a pope. a1945 E. R. Eddison Mezentian Gate (1958) xxxvii. 191 God shield us from women on our councils of war... Besides, I mistrust Parry wolvishness. And bitch-wolf was ever more fell than dog-wolf. † ˈwolvy adj. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > savagery > [adjective] grimlyc893 retheeOE grim971 bitterOE bremec1175 grillc1175 grimfula1240 cruel1297 sturdy1297 fiercea1300 fellc1300 boistousa1387 felonousc1386 savagea1393 bestiala1398 bremelya1400 felona1400 hetera1400 cursedc1400 wicked14.. vengeablec1430 wolvishc1430 unnatural?1473 inhuman1481 brutisha1513 cruent1524 felonish1530 mannish1530 abominate1531 lionish1549 boarish?1550 truculent?c1550 unhumanc1550 lion-like1556 beastly1558 orped1567 raw?1573 tigerish?1573 unmanlike1579 boisterous1581 savaged1583 tiger-like1587 yond1590 truculental1593 savage wild1595 tigerous1597 inhumane1598 Neronian1598 immane1599 Phalarical1602 ungentle1603 feral1604 savagious1605 fierceful1607 Dionysian1608 wolvy1611 Hunnish1625 lionly1631 tigerly1633 savage-hearted1639 brutal1641 feroce1641 ferocious1646 asperous1650 ferousa1652 wolfish1674 tiger1763 savage-fierce1770 Tartar1809 Tartarly1821 Neroic1851 tigery1859 Neronic1864 unmannish1867 inhumanitarian1947 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [adjective] > relating to a wolf > like a wolf wolvy1611 lupine1660 wolfish1775 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Louvier, Woluie, Wolfe-like. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.c1430
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