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wolfish

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wolf·ish  (wlfsh)
adj.
1. Of or relating to wolves.
2.
a. Suggestive of or resembling a wolf.
b. Fierce or rapacious.
wolfish·ly adv.
wolfish·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.wolfish - resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf; "ran in wolflike packs"; "wolfish rapacity"
wolflike
2.wolfish - devouring or craving food in great quantitieswolfish - devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
edacious, ravenous, voracious, esurient, rapacious, ravening
gluttonous - given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"
Translations
wolfish [ˈwʊlfɪʃ] ADJ → lobuno
wolfish
adj grin, look → anzüglich
wolfish [ˈwʊlfɪʃ] adj (features, appetite) → da lupo (fig) (grin, ideas) → feroce
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