wolfishly
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8.0
- adverb
- /ˈwʊlfɪʃli/
:
con avidez
- She smiled wolfishly at the delicious feast set before her, eager to dig in.
- grinned wolfishly
- smiled wolfishly
Examples
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"You don't think there is a bomb, do you?" The woman removed her helmet and smiled wolfishly.
Fiction book (1993) -
At breakfast, he looked at me reproachfully and yet wolfishly, as if I was supposed to apologize or deliver an emotion he wanted.
Fiction book (1992) -
"A lot," grinned Agostino, wolfishly.
Fiction book (2002) -
He grins wolfishly. CHIEF
Fiction book (1994) -
"You might try to come up from Smith's flank," Fast Freddy grinned wolfishly.
Fiction book (1992) -
But he does not draw it now, and the traders see only a gray-haired man, wolfishly professorial, in a coat of grayish green, the color of certain lichens, who blinks behind the fine gold rims of his small round glasses and raises his hand to halt a passing cab.
Fiction book (2000) -
Chad grinned wolfishly, his expression full of hunger and mischief.
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The villain looked at his captives wolfishly, showing a fierce desire for power.
Synonyms
7
1.0
In a way that shows a strong wish to eat
7
2.7
Wanting a lot in a very selfish way, often food or money
In a way that uses others to get money or power
Someone moves or acts in a rough, clumsy way
Antonyms
How Wolf-like
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wolfishly comes from the animal wolf and the ending -ish meaning 'like', with -ly making it a word that shows 'in a ... way'. So to act wolfishly is to behave 'in a wolf-like way' — hungry, greedy, or fierce, which explains its modern use for hungry looks or eager actions.