wolfishness
Fierce, hungry demeanor
Wolfishness is the quality of being like a wolf—predatory, ravenous, or fiercely aggressive.
It suggests hunger that borders on greed: He attacked the buffet with undisguised wolfishness.
The word can also imply sexual predation or a general air of dangerous cunning.
Impossible to satisfy
- ravenousExtremely hungry, insatiable
- greedyExcessively wanting more
- gluttonousExcessively fond of eating
- devouringEating greedily and quickly
hungry · ravening · rapacious · unquenchable · consuming · gorging · famished · starving
Hostile vocal threat
- growlLow threatening sound
- snappishShort-tempered, biting
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- menacingConveying threat or danger
vicious · threatening · belligerent · combative · confrontational · antagonistic · truculent · ferocious
Not domesticated
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- primitiveIn earliest form
- instinctualDriven by natural impulse
- unrestrainedNot held back
animalistic · raw · unbridled · undomesticated · savage · bestial · primal · uncivilized
insatiable
Impossible to satisfy
- ravenousExtremely hungry, insatiable
- greedyExcessively wanting more
- gluttonousExcessively fond of eating
devouring · hungry · ravening · rapacious · unquenchable · consuming · gorging · famished · starving · appetite
canine
Of or like dogs
fur · paws · moonlight · lobo · pack mentality · alpha · beta · omega · lycanthropic · loping
snarl
Hostile vocal threat
menacing · vicious · threatening · belligerent · combative · confrontational · antagonistic · truculent · ferocious · savage
untamed
Not domesticated
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- primitiveIn earliest form
- instinctualDriven by natural impulse
unrestrained · animalistic · raw · unbridled · undomesticated · savage · bestial · primal · uncivilized · fierce
stalking
Stealthy, persistent pursuit
- huntingPursuing wild game
- prowlingMoving stealthily while hunting
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
chase · pounce · prey · pursuit · stealth · cunning · calculating · opportunistic · circling · tracking
wolfishnessgentleness
Soft, kind demeanor
meekness · docility · mildness · tameness · harmlessness
wolfishnessabstemiousness
Habitual moderation in consumption
temperance · moderation · restraint · self-control · asceticism
wolf, wolfish, lupine, werewolf, wolverine, wolfishly, wolflike, wolfberry, wolfling