wolfishly

In predatory fashion

In a manner suggesting a wolf—greedy, predatory, or hungrily eager.

Someone who grins wolfishly shows teeth in a way that suggests appetite or menace: He eyed the platter of ribs wolfishly.

The word often describes expressions or glances that combine hunger with something slightly threatening or lascivious.

ravenous

hungrily

With strong appetite

insatiably · gluttonously · rapaciously · eagerly · covetously · acquisitively · gnawing · famished · starving · consuming

cunning

slyly

In a crafty manner

wilily · artfully · guilefully · scheming · calculating · conniving · foxy · sneakily · underhandedly · cleverly

predatory

prowling

Moving stealthily while hunting

circling · eyeing · watching · tracking · pursuing · sizing up · closing in · pack mentality · alpha · territorial

ferocious

savagely

In a brutal manner

aggressively · mercilessly · relentlessly · wildly · bloodthirstily · fearsomely · menacingly · threateningly · snarlingly · baring teeth

Opposites
manner of approach/behavior

wolfishlygently

In a mild manner

meekly · timidly · politely · kindly · tenderly

appetite and consumption

wolfishlydaintily

In a graceful way

delicately · sparingly · moderately · abstemiously · temperately

sexual or romantic regard

wolfishlyrespectfully

In a deferential way

innocently · chastely · modestly · demurely · bashfully

Family

wolfish, wolfishness

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