tigerish

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tigerish

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From Middle English *tigrish, *tygrisch, from Old English tigrisċ (“of a tiger; tigerish”), equivalent to tiger + -ish.

adjective more tigerish · most tigerish · tigrish

Having the characteristics of a tiger. Thomas P. Puccio, a tigerish New York lawyer who won fame prosecuting congressmen in the 1980s Abscam scandals, then switched sides and defended Claus von Bülow, corrupt politicians, an accused rapist who ran off to the ski slopes of Europe and other notorious clients, died on Monday in New Haven.
Similar: tigerlike

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adj having the characteristics of a tiger

Русский	тигри́ный tigrínyj

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@misc{tigerish_2026,
  title = {tigerish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tigerish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}