wolfy

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adjective

Wolfish; like a wolf.

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

wolfy1

adjectivewolfy (comparative wolfier, superlative wolfiest)

comparative wolfier · superlative wolfiest

  1. Wolfish; like a wolf.

    It was a wolfy kind of laugh. She was not amused.

    2014, Alisa Woods, Hunted
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    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

wolfy2

nounwolfy (plural wolfies)

plural wolfies

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of wolfie.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

wolfy · adjective

From wolf + -y (adjectival suffix).

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wolfy · noun

From wolf + -y (diminutive suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

wolfy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolfy

MLA

“wolfy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolfy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wolfy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wolfy.

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