lycanthropic
Prone to transforming
Lycanthropic describes anything relating to lycanthropy—the mythical transformation of a human into a wolf, or the psychiatric delusion of being one.
The word appears in horror fiction and folklore: The lycanthropic curse passed through generations.
It can describe werewolf-like qualities more loosely: His lycanthropic tendencies emerged under the full moon.
Of or like wolves
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
- beastLarge wild animal
- howlProlonged mournful cry
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
claws · pack · alpha · silver · bite · transformation · creature · canine
Fierce and untamed
- beastlySavagely cruel or unpleasant
- primalFirst in origin
- feralWild after domestication
- animalisticResembling brute nature
bloodthirsty · ravenous · ferocious · instinctual · predatory · vicious · untamed · brutal
Suffering from something harmful
- cursedUnder a malevolent spell
- doomedDestined for destruction
- damnedCondemned to hell
- tormentedSubjected to severe distress
bewitched · hexed · plagued · tainted · condemned · haunted · ill-fated · blighted
Bathed in lunar glow
- fullmoonEntire lunar disc visible
- lunarOf the moon
- gibbousConvexly swollen shape
- waxingCoating for shine
waning · crescent · nocturnal · nightfall · moonrise · phases · silvery · moonlight
Inherited cultural narratives
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- mythosBody of foundational legends
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
occult · arcane · talisman · enchantment · monster · cryptid
Profound biological restructuring
- shapeshiftMagically change physical form
- transformationThorough change in form
- transmutationComplete change of form
- morphingSeamless visual transformation process
transfiguration · mutation · alteration · shifting · changeling · man-wolf · hybrid · bodily
lupine
Of or like wolves
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
- beastLarge wild animal
- howlProlonged mournful cry
fangs · claws · pack · alpha · silver · bite · transformation · creature · canine · predator
savage
Fierce and untamed
animalistic · bloodthirsty · ravenous · ferocious · instinctual · predatory · vicious · untamed · brutal · bestial
afflicted
Suffering from something harmful
tormented · bewitched · hexed · plagued · tainted · condemned · haunted · ill-fated · blighted · bloodline
moonlit
Bathed in lunar glow
waxing · waning · crescent · nocturnal · nightfall · moonrise · phases · silvery · moonlight · cyclical
folklore
Inherited cultural narratives
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- mythosBody of foundational legends
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
supernatural · occult · arcane · talisman · enchantment · monster · cryptid
metamorphosis
Profound biological restructuring
- shapeshiftMagically change physical form
- transformationThorough change in form
- transmutationComplete change of form
morphing · transfiguration · mutation · alteration · shifting · changeling · man-wolf · hybrid · bodily · painful