wolfish

adjective

Definition of wolfishnext
as in ravenous

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Recent Examples of wolfish From the Peterbald’s varied coat types to the Lykoi’s patchy, wolfish look, these cats differ in their origins, genetic traits, body structures and day-to-day grooming needs. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 Roddy the Ruin and his wolfish northmen make the first charge amidst a hail of arrows, looking to climb the walls. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 In Nolan and Hathaway’s interpretation, Penelope is a more calculating power player, keeping at bay the wolfish suitors who show up hoping to take Odysseus’ place and working the angles to preserve her son’s chance of assuming the throne. — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026 The black, wolfish dog was sentenced to death by the Framingham Police Department after tearing into the arm of the boy next door who came over to pet him. — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 4 Oct. 2024 From the counter of Chez Bebelle, proprietor Gilles Belzons—a large wolfish figure who once played rugby for Narbonne—picks up a megaphone and hollers across to the charcutier opposite. — Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2022 Best of all, for Sugar Kane, the band’s lead singer and Joe’s wolfish crush, the songwriters offer a clutch of sultry Harold Arlen-style blues. — Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2022 Quite noticeably, all the women are exceptionally attractive, while three somewhat older men seem distinctly wolfish. — Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2022 Super Bowl Week is famous for its insatiable appetites, unabashed gluttony and wolfish overconsumption. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wolfish
  1. ravenous
  2. voracious
  3. rapacious
  4. hungry
Adjective
  • The scenes were ravenous, and the pressure to play well, regardless of any physical or mental condition, is immense.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026
  • This franchise has proven the ability to spin anything — to keep ravenous fans on the line under any circumstance.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Definition of ravenous
Adjective
  • The main thing stock folks are worried about – the voracious consumption and headlong deployment of capital for AI – is now the thing lifting rates and potentially restraining growth elsewhere.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Trump is a voracious consumer of media and pushes out commentary on his social media platform in real-time.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of voracious
Adjective
  • Meta hit back hard in its own opening statements Tuesday afternoon, saying many of the memos and reports the states used to paint them as rapacious were actually evidence of the company’s efforts to protect its youngest users.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • There will be the option to absorb some of the price rise triggered by the rapacious demands of AI servers for memory and storage.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of rapacious
Adjective
  • Inter Miami is hungry to get back on track after the recent slump.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The continent's sweltering summer has meanwhile boosted demand for air conditioning and other energy-hungry appliances at a time when demand for gas, widely used for Europe's heating and cooking needs, naturally falls.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of hungry

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“Wolfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wolfish. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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