Wolfish

  • 11wolfish — wolfishly, adv. wolfishness, n. /wool fish/, adj. 1. resembling a wolf, as in form or characteristics. 2. characteristic of or befitting a wolf; fiercely rapacious. [1560 70; WOLF + ISH1] * * * …

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  • 12wolfish — Synonyms and related words: Draconian, Tartarean, all devouring, all engulfing, animal, anthropophagous, atrocious, barbaric, barbarous, beastly, bestial, bloodsucking, bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody minded, brutal, brutalized, brute, brutish,… …

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  • 13wolfish — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. predatory, carnivorous, rapacious, beastly, vicious, bloodthirsty, fierce, ferocious. ANT.: benevolent, kind, helpful II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Showing or suggesting a disposition to be violently… …

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  • 14wolfish — wolf·ish || wÊŠlfɪʃ adj. wolf like; cruel; savage, ferocious …

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  • 15wolfish — wolf·ish …

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  • 16wolfish — /ˈwʊlfɪʃ/ (say woolfish) adjective 1. resembling a wolf, as in form or characteristics. 2. characteristic of or befitting a wolf. {wolf + ish1} –wolfishly, adverb –wolfishness, noun …

  • 17Bell v. Wolfish — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Bell v. Wolfish ArgueDate=January 16 ArgueYear=1979 DecideDate=May 14 DecideYear=1979 FullName=Griffin Bell, Attorney General, et al. v. Wolfish, et al. USVol=441 USPage=520 Citation=99 S. Ct. 1861; 60 L. Ed. 2d 447; …

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  • 18Wolfishly — Wolfish Wolf ish, a. Like a wolf; having the qualities or form of a wolf; as, a wolfish visage; wolfish designs. [1913 Webster] {Wolf ish*ly}, adv. {Wolf ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 19Wolfishness — Wolfish Wolf ish, a. Like a wolf; having the qualities or form of a wolf; as, a wolfish visage; wolfish designs. [1913 Webster] {Wolf ish*ly}, adv. {Wolf ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20wolflike — adjective resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf (Freq. 1) ran in wolflike packs wolfish rapacity • Syn: ↑wolfish • Pertains to noun: ↑wolf (for: ↑ …

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