wolfy en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
From wolf + -y (adjectival suffix).
Meanings
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Wolfish; like a wolf.
She chased pinecones down a sunlit snowbank and then collapsed on her side, tongue lolling, and rolled on her back in a wolfy version of a snow angel.
2012, Ceiridwen Terrill, Part Wild: Caught Between the Worlds of Wolves and Dogs, page 135:It was a wolfy kind of laugh. She was not amused.
2014, Alisa Woods, Hunted:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wolfier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| wolfiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |