- tigerishly
- adverb see tiger
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tigerishly
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tigerishly — adverb In a tigerish way … Wiktionary
tigerishly — ti·ger·ish·ly … English syllables
tigerishly — adverb see tigerish * * * tiˈgerishly or tīˈgrishly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑tiger … Useful english dictionary
tigerish — tigerishly, adv. tigerishness, n. /tuy geuhr ish/, adj. 1. tigerlike, as in strength, fierceness, courage, or coloration. 2. fiercely cruel; bloodthirsty; relentless. Also, tigrish. [1565 75; TIGER + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
tiger — noun (plural tigers) Etymology: Middle English tigre, from Old English tiger & Anglo French tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Greek, probably of Iranian origin; akin to Avestan tighra pointed; akin to Greek stizein to tattoo more at stick Date … New Collegiate Dictionary
tiger — noun 1》 a very large solitary cat with a yellow brown coat striped with black, native to the forests of Asia. [Panthera tigris.] 2》 used in names of tiger moths and striped butterflies, e.g. scarlet tiger, plain tiger. 3》 (also tiger economy) a… … English new terms dictionary
tigerish — /ˈtaɪgərɪʃ/ (say tuyguhrish) adjective 1. tiger like. 2. fiercely cruel; bloodthirsty; relentless. Also, tigrish. {tiger1 + ish1} –tigerishly, adverb –tigerishness, noun …
fiercely — [adv] violently, menacingly angrily, awfully, boldly, brutally, ferociously, forcefully, forcibly, frantically, frenziedly, frighteningly, furiously, hard, horribly, impetuously, in a frenzy, irresistibly, like cats and dogs*, madly,… … New thesaurus
tiger — n. 1 a large Asian flesh eating feline, Panthera tigris, having a yellow brown coat with black stripes. 2 a fierce, energetic, or formidable person. Phrases and idioms: tiger beetle any flesh eating beetle of the family Cicindelidae, with spotted … Useful english dictionary
