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Wolfy

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Wolfish; like a wolf.

    "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."

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of wolfie. alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Etymology 1

From wolf + -y (adjectival suffix).

Etymology 2

From wolf + -y (diminutive suffix).

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