Definitions

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to wolves; wolflike; wolfish.
  • noun One who is wolflike in appearance or character.

Etymologies

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From wolf +‎ -en. Compare Old English wylfen ("wolfish").

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Examples

  • Her halfling niece Emma had wed his cousin, the werewolf king—a king who gazed at Emma with utter adoration and wolven protectiveness.

    Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011

  • Page Summary sovay: (no subject) [+1] wolven: The fisting of life, to the music ...

    "You've gotta have a scheme, you've gotta have a plan..." greygirlbeast 2010

  • Her halfling niece Emma had wed his cousin, the werewolf king—a king who gazed at Emma with utter adoration and wolven protectiveness.

    Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011

  • * Thanks to wolven for pointing out that The Haunting of Hill House is, in fact, mentioned by Danielewski in footnote #167.

    "...the path widened and blackened and curved." stsisyphus 2008

  • And my thanks to wolven for making me realize I need to read Borges '"The Garden of Forking Paths" again.

    "If we fall and break..." wolven 2008

  • That being said, my wolven creatures, like Eryn, the main character in UMS, are shapeshifters, born with the ability to assume either human or wolf form.

    Why Werewolves PWN Vampires: A Guest Post by YA Author Judith Graves Tarie 2010

  • Kind of your typical lycan-ish creature, except wolven are wolves who occasionally live as humans rather than the other way around.

    Why Werewolves PWN Vampires: A Guest Post by YA Author Judith Graves Tarie 2010

  • Through his swollen lids, he saw wolven silhouettes slink low between the cargo crates and metal bins, shapes that stretched and bunched and rose upright to walk on two legs instead of four.

    Captured by Moonlight Nancy Gideon 2010

  • Kind of your typical lycan-ish creature, except wolven are wolves who occasionally live as humans rather than the other way around.

    Archive 2010-05-01 Tarie 2010

  • That being said, my wolven creatures, like Eryn, the main character in UMS, are shapeshifters, born with the ability to assume either human or wolf form.

    Archive 2010-05-01 Tarie 2010

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