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tigerine

tigerine is the dated form of tigrine.

Meaning of tigrine

Adjective

tigrine (comparative more tigrine, superlative most tigrine)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the tiger.
    • Near-synonyms: tigerlike, tigerish (sometimes synonymous)
    Synonyms:
    tigerlike, tigerish

Forms of tigerine

comparativemore tigerine
superlativemost tigerine

Questions about tigerine

What is tigerine the dated form of?
Tigerine is the dated form of tigrine.

Words near tigerine in the dictionary

  1. tigereyes
  2. tigerfish
  3. tigerfishes
  4. Tigergate
  5. tigerhood
  6. tigerine
  7. tigerinin
  8. tigerinins
  9. tigerish
  10. tigerishly
  11. tigerishness

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