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wolfy

wolfy adjective: wolfish; like a wolf. Also the alternative spelling of wolfie.

Adjective

wolfy (comparative wolfier, superlative wolfiest)

  1. Wolfish; like a wolf.
    • She chased pinecones down a sunlit snowbank and then collapsed on her side, tongue lolling, and rolled on her back in a wolfy version of a snow angel.2012, Ceiridwen Terrill, Part Wild: Caught Between the Worlds of Wolves and Dogs, page 135
    • It was a wolfy kind of laugh. She was not amused.2014, Alisa Woods, Hunted

Also used as

wolfy is also the alternative spelling of wolfie.

Forms of wolfy

Adjective
comparativewolfier
superlativewolfiest
Noun
pluralwolfies

Origin of wolfy

From wolf + -y (adjectival suffix).

From wolf + -y (diminutive suffix).

Questions about wolfy

What does wolfy mean?
Wolfy means wolfish; like a wolf.
What part of speech is wolfy?
Wolfy is an adjective.

Words near wolfy in the dictionary

  1. wolfwhistles
  2. wolfwhistling
  3. wolfwoman
  4. wolfwomen
  5. Wolfwood
  6. wolfy
  7. Wolgal
  8. Wolgamott
  9. Wolgamotts
  10. Wolgan Valley
  11. wolgidite

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