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wolfess

noun

Etymology

From Middle English wolfesse, wolvas, wolvesse. By surface analysis, wolf + -ess.

  1. inherited from wolfesse

Definitions

  1. A female wolf, a she-wolf.

    • The dog eloped with a white wolfess, and proved a good husband and father until his household was destroyed by relentless man.

  2. A predatory woman.

    • He’ll enjoy the game, and if he goes into it with his eyes wide open, he won’t be ensnared by any tricks the wolfess plays on him. Not your man. He’s yours!
    • […] the types of girls you’re more likely to come across in your dating life.” There was the gold digger, the wolfess, and the catty character, but worst of all was the bad sport: […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA