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单词 wolfish
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wolfish in American English

(ˈwʊlfɪʃ)
adjective
of or like a wolf; rapacious
Derived forms
wolfishly (ˈwolfishly)
adverb
wolfishness (ˈwolfishness)
noun

Examples of 'wolfish' in a sentence
wolfish

The bigger one, curly-headed and sporting a brown leather jacket over smart trousers, was handsome enough in a wolfish kind of way.
Meek, M R D A WORM OF DOUBT (2004)
His grin in the soft red bridge lighting was positively wolfish.
Lunnon-Wood, Mike LET NOT THE DEEP (2004)
After a few minutes he returned with a wolfish smile on his face.
Julian May IRONCROWN MOON: PART TWO OF THE BOREAL MOON TALE (2004)

Synonyms of 'wolfish'

greedy, fierce, savage, predatory
More Synonyms of wolfish
(adjective) 
Synonyms
greedy
a greedy little boy who ate too many sweets
fierce
savage
predatory
predatory business practices
insatiable
an insatiable appetite for stories about the rich and famous
voracious
For their size, stoats are voracious predators.
ravenous
rapacious
He had a rapacious appetite for bird's nest soup.
avaricious
I sacrificed my career so that my avaricious brother could succeed.
gluttonous
a selfish, gluttonous and lazy individual
edacious

Additional synonyms

in the sense of avaricious
I sacrificed my career so that my avaricious brother could succeed.
Synonyms
grasping,
greedy,
acquisitive,
stingy,
mean,
miserable,
rapacious,
penny-pinching,
parsimonious,
miserly,
niggardly,
covetous,
penurious,
close-fisted,
tight-arsed (taboo, slang),
tight-assed (US, taboo, slang),
snoep (South Africa, informal),
tight as a duck's arse (taboo, slang)
in the sense of gluttonous
a selfish, gluttonous and lazy individual
Synonyms
greedy,
insatiable,
voracious,
ravenous,
rapacious,
piggish,
hoggish,
edacious,
gormandizing
in the sense of insatiable
Definition
impossible to satisfy
an insatiable appetite for stories about the rich and famous
Synonyms
unquenchable,
greedy,
voracious,
ravenous,
rapacious,
intemperate,
gluttonous,
unappeasable,
insatiate,
quenchless,
edacious

Nearby words of
wolfish

  • woebegone
  • woeful
  • wolf
  • wolfish
  • woman
  • womanhood
  • womanizer

Synonyms of 'wolfish'

wolfish

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of predatory
Definition
eager to gain at the expense of others
predatory business practices
Synonyms
rapacious,
greedy,
voracious,
vulturous,
vulturine
in the sense of rapacious
Definition
greedy or grasping
He had a rapacious appetite for bird's nest soup.
Synonyms
greedy,
grasping,
insatiable,
ravenous,
preying,
plundering,
predatory,
voracious,
marauding,
extortionate,
avaricious,
wolfish,
usurious
in the sense of ravenous
Definition
ravening
Synonyms
voracious,
ravening,
devouring,
predatory,
rapacious,
gluttonous,
edacious
in the sense of voracious
Definition
eating or craving great quantities of food
For their size, stoats are voracious predators.
Synonyms
gluttonous,
insatiable,
ravenous,
hungry,
greedy,
ravening,
devouring
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