tigerly

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English

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Etymology

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From tiger +‎ -ly.

Adjective

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tigerly (comparative more tigerly, superlative most tigerly)

  1. Relating to or resembling a tiger
    • 1999, Jane Desmond, Staging Tourism:
      So it appears that it's good to do tigerly things except when those tigerly "instincts" conflict with the choreography of a good show.
    • 2014, Manoj Das, The Lady Who Died One And A Half Times:
      But my brain that had become tigerly was not as sharp as my human brain had been.
    • 2016, Gisèle Villeneuve, Rising Abruptly:
      He further impresses me with the fact that it is the only fruit tigerly enough for tigers to crave.
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