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- [tahy-ger-ish]
- /ˈtaɪ gər ɪʃ/
- /ˈtaɪ.ɡə.rɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tahy-ger-ish]
- /ˈtaɪ gər ɪʃ/
Definitions of tigerish word
- adjective tigerish tigerlike, as in strength, fierceness, courage, or coloration. 1
- adjective tigerish fiercely cruel; bloodthirsty; relentless. 1
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Origin of tigerish
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1565-75; tiger + -ish1
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Parts of speech for Tigerish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tigerish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
tigerish usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tigerish
adj tigerish
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- feller — Robert William Andrew ("Bob"; "Bullet Bob") 1918–2010, U.S. baseball player.
- ferocious — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- fierce — menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- in-humane — not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
adv tigerish
- ferociously — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- fiercely — menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- frighteningly — to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
- horribly — causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- irresistibly — not resistible; incapable of being resisted or withstood: an irresistible impulse.
adjective tigerish
- ape — Apes are chimpanzees, gorillas, and other animals in the same family.
- aper — a person who apes, a mimic
- fell — simple past tense of fall.
- flipped — to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- wolfish — resembling a wolf, as in form or characteristics.
adverb tigerish
- frenziedly — In a frenzied manner.
- malignly — In a malign manner.
- monstrous — frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
Antonyms for tigerish
adjective tigerish
- giving — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
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