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TIGERISH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tigerish mean?
• TIGERISH (adjective)
The adjective TIGERISH has 1 sense:
1. resembling a tiger in fierceness and lack of mercy
Familiarity information: TIGERISH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling a tiger in fierceness and lack of mercy
Context example:
a tigerish fury
Similar:
merciless; unmerciful (having or showing no mercy)
Context examples
And having commanded, he went aft with his peculiar tigerish leaps to the wheel.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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