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wolfish

[wool-fish] / ˈwʊl fɪʃ /




ADJECTIVE
lupine
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But in April, Colossal announced a more substantial, still pretty cute achievement: the alleged de-extinction of the dire wolf, in the form of three wolfish pups named Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi.

From Salon • May 15, 2025

Shane's voice was dangerous, dark, exciting, wolfish, a sound once heard never forgotten.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2023

For two decades, James Marsden has crafted memorable characters — many affable, some wolfish — in high-profile films and television shows.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2023

There’s little the director, Joe Barros, can do to vary the tone or complicate the pair’s few signboarded traits: Max, hyper-romantic and dim; Theo, wolfish and opportunistic.

From New York Times • May 18, 2021

From the back of her shroudlike garments poked a long, wolfish tail.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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