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wolfish wolfish definition

wolfish


 
  Overview  of  adj  wolfish 
 
  The  adj  wolfish  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  wolflike,  wolfish  --  (resembling  or  characteristic  (or  considered  characteristic)  of  a  wolf;  "ran  in  wolflike  packs";  "wolfish  rapacity") 
  2.  edacious,  esurient,  rapacious,  ravening,  ravenous,  voracious,  wolfish  --  (devouring  or  craving  food  in  great  quantities;  "edacious  vultures";  "a  rapacious  appetite";  "ravenous  as  wolves";  "voracious  sharks") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  wolfish 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  wolfish 
 
  Sense  2 
  edacious,  esurient,  rapacious,  ravening,  ravenous,  voracious,  wolfish 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  gluttonous)  ->  abstemious 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  wolfish 
 
  2  senses  of  wolfish 
 
  Sense  1 
  wolflike,  wolfish 
  Pertains  to  noun  wolf  (Sense  1) 
  =>wolf 
  =>  canine,  canid 
 
  Sense  2 
  edacious,  esurient,  rapacious,  ravening,  ravenous,  voracious,  wolfish 
  =>  gluttonous  (vs.  abstemious) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  wolfish 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  wolfish 
 
  wolfish  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  wolfish 
  wolfish 
 
  Overview  of  adj  wolfish 
 
  The  adj  wolfish  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  wolflike,  wolfish  --  (resembling  or  characteristic  (or  considered  characteristic)  of  a  wolf;  "ran  in  wolflike  packs";  "wolfish  rapacity") 
  2.  edacious,  esurient,  rapacious,  ravening,  ravenous,  voracious,  wolfish  --  (devouring  or  craving  food  in  great  quantities;  "edacious  vultures";  "a  rapacious  appetite";  "ravenous  as  wolves";  "voracious  sharks") 



wolfish definition