# lupine

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈluː.paɪn/ · frequency rank #75,168

## Definitions
1. Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.
2. Ravenous.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lupīnus, from lupus (“wolf”) + -īnus (“pertaining to”). Doublet of lupin and piecewise doublet of wolven, Latin lupus being a cognate of wolf and -ine being a doublet of -en.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lupine