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wolvish

/ˈwʊlviʃ/

wolvish is the alternative spelling of wolfish.

Meaning of wolfish

Adjective

wolfish (comparative more wolfish, superlative most wolfish)

  1. Of, like, or pertaining to a wolf.
    Synonyms:
    lupine, wolfy, wolflike
    1. Suggestive or characteristic of a wolf.
      • a wolfish appetite
  2. Fierce; menacing; savage.

Forms of wolvish

comparativemore wolvish
superlativemost wolvish

Origin of wolvish

From wolf + -ish, with wolf inflected as in wolves.

Words formed from wolvish

Questions about wolvish

What is wolvish the alternative spelling of?
Wolvish is the alternative spelling of wolfish.
How do you pronounce wolvish?
Wolvish is pronounced /ˈwʊlviʃ/.

Words near wolvish in the dictionary

  1. wolvess
  2. wolvesses
  3. Wolvey
  4. wolving
  5. wolving down
  6. wolvish
  7. wolvishly
  8. Wolynetz
  9. Wolyniec
  10. WOM
  11. wom*n

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wolvish (page history and authors); wolfish (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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