doggish

[ daw-gish, dog-ish ]

/ ˈdɔ gɪʃ, ˈdɒg ɪʃ /

like a dog; canine: doggish affection.

surly; mean: a doggish temper.

stylish and showy.

Origin of doggish

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at dog, -ish¹

dog·gish·ly, adverb dog·gish·ness, noun

These are continent, to be sure: but doggish lust looketh enviously out of all that they do.

Thus Spake Zarathustra |Friedrich Nietzsche
Deuce awoke, looked about him, and yow-yow-yowed in doggish relief.

The Forest |Stewart Edward White
He stood in front of it with almost a doggish snarl on his lips.

The Rough Road |William John Locke
He was torn by the conflicting emotions in his doggish soul.

The Corner House Girls Under Canvas |Grace Brooks Hill

He seemed to be racking his doggish brain as to the best method of reaching her.

Chicken Little Jane on the Big John |Lily Munsell Ritchie

doggish

/ (ˈdɒɡɪʃ) /

of or like a dog

surly; snappish

doggishly, adverb doggishness, noun