lupine
Syllables: lu·pine/ˈluː.paɪn/
lupine adjective: wolfish (all senses); wolflike. Also the north American English form of lupin.
Adjective
lupine (comparative more lupine, superlative most lupine)
- Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.
- Ravenous.
- Synonyms:
- gluttonous, insatiable, rapacious, cormorant, edacious, esurient, gutfoundered, hungry as a hog, pantagruelian, ravening
Also used as
lupine is also the north American English form of lupin.
lupine meaning in Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
lupine in Arabic
- wolf-like
- ذِئْبِيّ ḏiʔbiyy
lupine in Malay
- wolf-like
- serigala
lupine in Indonesian
- wolf-like
- serigala
Synonyms of lupine
- gluttonous
- insatiable
- rapacious
- edacious
- esurient
- hungry as a hog
- pantagruelian
- ravening
- ravenous
- voracious
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Forms of lupine
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more lupine |
| superlative | most lupine |
| Noun | |
| plural | lupines |
Origin of lupine
Borrowed from Latin lupīnus, from lupus (“wolf”) + -īnus (“pertaining to”). Doublet of lupin and piecewise doublet of wolven, Latin lupus being a cognate of wolf and -ine being a doublet of -en.
See lupin.
Words formed from lupine
Words that rhyme with lupine
Questions about lupine
- What does lupine mean?
- Lupine means wolfish (all senses); wolflike.
- What is lupine in Arabic?
- Lupine in Arabic is ذِئْبِيّ (ḏiʔbiyy). See Lupine meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is lupine?
- Lupine is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce lupine?
- Lupine is pronounced /ˈluː.paɪn/.
Words near lupine in the dictionary
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