different between avaricious vs wolfish

English

Alternative forms

• avaritious (obsolete)
• avaricius (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English avaricious, from Old French avaricieux, from avarice, from Latin avaritia (“greed”), from avarus (“greedy”), of avere (“crave, long for”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æv??????s/

Adjective

avaricious (comparative more avaricious, superlative most avaricious)

1. Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.
   • 1835, Robert Montgomery Bird, The Hawks of Hawk-Hollow

     In a word, he was called a hard, avaricious, rapacious man, whose chief business was to enrich himself...

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:greedy

Derived terms

• avariciously
• avariciousness

Related terms

• avarice

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “avaricious”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

English

Etymology

wolf +? -ish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w?lfi?/, /?w?lvi?/
• Homophone: Woolfish

Adjective

wolfish (comparative more wolfish, superlative most wolfish)

1. Pertaining to wolves.
2. Having the characteristics or habits of a wolf.
   • 1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, Chapter 1,^[1]

     “ […] Here, Fangs! Fangs!” he ejaculated at the top of his voice to a ragged wolfish-looking dog […]

   a wolfish appetite

3. Fierce; savage; menacing.

Synonyms

• (pertaining to wolves): lupine
• (having the characteristics of a wolf): lupine, wolfy, wolflike

Translations

Anagrams

• fish owl, fowlish