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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

Those fossil coyotes are bigger and more robust, almost more wolfish, than modern populations.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2023

At some point, amid all the wolfish smiles and bulging muscles, someone lobs an insult at Erik Prince, the founder of the private military firm Blackwater.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2022

They lost their long noses and pointed, wolfish ears.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood