wolvish
English
Etymology
wolf + -ish, with wolf inflected as in wolves.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwʊlviʃ/
Adjective
wolvish (comparative more wolvish, superlative most wolvish)
- Archaic spelling of wolfish.
- 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear I.iv
- When she shall hear this of thee, with her nails
She'll flay thy wolvish visage.
- When she shall hear this of thee, with her nails
- 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear I.iv