wolfyadj.

/ˈwʊlfi/

Etymology: < wolf n. + -y suffix¹.

U.S.

Wolf-like; characterized by, or suggestive of the presence of, wolves; ferocious, uncivilized.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > [adjective]

grimlyc893

wrothc893

reighOE

grima1000

grillc1175

witherc1175

grimfula1240

sturdy1297

wild1297

fiercea1300

man-keenc1300

stoutc1300

cruelc1330

fell?c1335

wicked1375

felonousc1386

felona1400

cursedc1400

runishc1400

keen?c1425

roid?c1425

wolvishc1430

ranishc1450

malicious1485

mankind1519

mannish1530

lionish1549

truculent?c1550

lion-like1556

tigerish?1573

tiger-like1587

truculental1593

Amazonian1595

tigerous1597

feral1604

fierceful1607

efferous1614

lionly1631

tigerly1633

feroce1641

ferocious1646

asperous1650

ferousa1652

blusterous1663

wolfish1674

boarisha1718

savage-fierce1770

Tartar1809

Tartarly1821

wolfy1828

savagerous1832

hawkish1841

tigery1859

attern1868

Hunnish1915

1828 Western Souvenir 1829 314 ‘Couldn't you take a pack or two of wolves along?’ said Pete, sneeringly. ‘We can spare you a small gang. It's mighty wolfy about here.’

1831 J. K. Paulding Lion of West (1954) ii. 54 Well, I hadn't had a fight for as much as ten days—felt as though I must kiver myself up in a salt bin to keep—‘so wolfy’ about the head and shoulders.

1839 J. Plumbe Sketches of Iowa & Wisconsin 59 I might find some of the law-makers of Wisconsin arrayed in wild cat caps and hunting shirts, some of them, also, rather ‘wolfy about the head and shoulders’.

1927 C. M. Russell Trails plowed Under 114 This talk makes the whole bunch wolfy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	wolfy
释义	wolfyadj. /ˈwʊlfi/ Etymology: < wolf n. + -y suffix¹. U.S. Wolf-like; characterized by, or suggestive of the presence of, wolves; ferocious, uncivilized. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > fierceness > [adjective] grimlyc893 wrothc893 reighOE grima1000 grillc1175 witherc1175 grimfula1240 sturdy1297 wild1297 fiercea1300 man-keenc1300 stoutc1300 cruelc1330 fell?c1335 wicked1375 felonousc1386 felona1400 cursedc1400 runishc1400 keen?c1425 roid?c1425 wolvishc1430 ranishc1450 malicious1485 mankind1519 mannish1530 lionish1549 truculent?c1550 lion-like1556 tigerish?1573 tiger-like1587 truculental1593 Amazonian1595 tigerous1597 feral1604 fierceful1607 efferous1614 lionly1631 tigerly1633 feroce1641 ferocious1646 asperous1650 ferousa1652 blusterous1663 wolfish1674 boarisha1718 savage-fierce1770 Tartar1809 Tartarly1821 wolfy1828 savagerous1832 hawkish1841 tigery1859 attern1868 Hunnish1915 1828 Western Souvenir 1829 314 ‘Couldn't you take a pack or two of wolves along?’ said Pete, sneeringly. ‘We can spare you a small gang. It's mighty wolfy about here.’ 1831 J. K. Paulding Lion of West (1954) ii. 54 Well, I hadn't had a fight for as much as ten days—felt as though I must kiver myself up in a salt bin to keep—‘so wolfy’ about the head and shoulders. 1839 J. Plumbe Sketches of Iowa & Wisconsin 59 I might find some of the law-makers of Wisconsin arrayed in wild cat caps and hunting shirts, some of them, also, rather ‘wolfy about the head and shoulders’. 1927 C. M. Russell Trails plowed Under 114 This talk makes the whole bunch wolfy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1828
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