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tigeresque

tigeresque adjective: resembling or characteristic of tigers; stealthy; fierce; striped, etc.

Adjective

tigeresque (comparative more tigeresque, superlative most tigeresque)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of tigers; stealthy; fierce; striped, etc.

Forms of tigeresque

comparativemore tigeresque
superlativemost tigeresque
alternative formtiger-esque

Origin of tigeresque

From tiger + -esque.

Questions about tigeresque

What does tigeresque mean?
Tigeresque means resembling or characteristic of tigers; stealthy; fierce; striped, etc.
What part of speech is tigeresque?
Tigeresque is an adjective.

Words near tigeresque in the dictionary

  1. tiger-nut
  2. tiger-nuts
  3. tigerback
  4. tigercycline
  5. tigerdom
  6. tigeresque
  7. tigereye
  8. tigereyes
  9. tigerfish
  10. tigerfishes
  11. Tigergate

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