tigerish

English

Alternative forms

• tigrish

Etymology

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

Adjective

tigerish (comparative more tigerish, superlative most tigerish)

1. Having the characteristics of a tiger.
   • 2012 March 13, Robert D. McFadden, “Thomas Puccio, Ex-Prosecutor and Lawyer for Notorious Clients, Dies at 67”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.

Synonyms

• tigerlike

Translations

having the characteristics of a tiger

• Old English: tigrisċ
• Polish: tygrysi (pl), tygrysowy
• Russian: тигри́ный (ru) (tigrínyj)

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