English adjective: wolfish | |||
1. | wolfish resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf | ||
Samples | Ran in wolflike packs. Wolfish rapacity. | ||
Synonyms | wolflike | ||
2. | wolfish devouring or craving food in great quantities | ||
Samples | Edacious vultures. A rapacious appetite. Ravenous as wolves. Voracious sharks. | ||
Synonyms | edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious | ||
Similar | gluttonous | ||
Antonyms | abstemious | ||