wolfish

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I've seen him polish off four pounds of steak and mealy potatoes and then look round kind of wolfish, as much as to ask when dinner was going to begin!

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  1. adjective Of or relating to wolves.
  2. adjective Suggestive of or resembling a wolf.
  3. adjective Fierce or rapacious.

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  • Lips curving in a wolfish, thoroughly satisfied smile, he stretched, then crossed his arms behind his head and wondered what she was doing now. —  Rose in Bloom
  • I kinda had him pegged as the wolfish type Oh well, Jack B. Goode has always been a look-at-the-bright-side kinda guy, and so I searched around for the silver lining I knew had to be lurking around here somewhere Well, the kinks were already starting to work out, I think if I can remember how to get to the gym all the stiffness will work itself out before too long. —  FSF, August 2006
  • Her partner is quick-moving and has wolfish, intelligent eyes that are pretending to be unobservant while cutting through everyone with X-ray precision. —  EQMM,July2008
  • That twinkly smile of hers now seems like the wolfish grin of someone who slipped your financial information and your wedding ring into her purse while she was flirting with you. —  Home
  • The point is, that while great atrocities are committed, and the world stares, most Pakistanis go on with their wolfish or doggy lives - terrorism is only a small part of our daily experience. —  The Elegant Variation
 

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feral ·  toothy ·  demoniac ·  wolf-like ·  ravenous ·  bestial ·  sheepish ·  cadaverous ·  predatory ·  fiendish ·  gleeful ·  demonic
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/ˈwəlfɪʃ/
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