See wolfish on Wiktionary
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"Fierce; menacing; savage."
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vǎ́lči",
"sense": "pertaining to wolves",
"word": "въ́лчи"
},
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"sense": "pertaining to wolves",
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"sense": "having the characteristics or habits of a wolf",
"word": "въ́лчи"
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"sense": "having the characteristics or habits of a wolf",
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"sense": "having the characteristics or habits of a wolf",
"word": "во́лчий"
},
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "vǎ́lči",
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"word": "въ́лчи"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "fierce, menacing, savage",
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],
"word": "wolfish"
}
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