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tigerly

tigerly adjective: relating to or resembling a tiger.

Adjective

tigerly (comparative more tigerly, superlative most tigerly)

  1. Relating to or resembling a tiger
    • So it appears that it's good to do tigerly things except when those tigerly "instincts" conflict with the choreography of a good show.1999, Jane Desmond, Staging Tourism
    • But my brain that had become tigerly was not as sharp as my human brain had been.2014, Manoj Das, The Lady Who Died One And A Half Times

Forms of tigerly

comparativemore tigerly
superlativemost tigerly

Origin of tigerly

From tiger + -ly.

Questions about tigerly

What does tigerly mean?
Tigerly means relating to or resembling a tiger.
What part of speech is tigerly?
Tigerly is an adjective.

Words near tigerly in the dictionary

  1. tigerkins
  2. tigerless
  3. tigerlike
  4. tigerling
  5. tigerlings
  6. tigerly
  7. Tigerman
  8. tigermeat
  9. tigernut
  10. tigernuts
  11. tigerproof

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