tigerlike
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a word derived from
tiger.
tigernouna large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
Example Sentences
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His cast of sentient aliens is large and varied, from the pathologically aggressive tigerlike Kzinti, to the cowardly, cerebral, two-headed Puppeteers.
From Time ● Jun. 13, 2012
That and a tigerlike lunge for new business last week enabled I.C.I, to announce 1962 sales that rose 5% to $1.6 billion and earnings that jumped 14% to $91.8 million.
From Time Magazine Archive
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He turned and went “Woof! Woof!” but not doglike—it was tigerlike: powerful, scary and utterly suited to the situation.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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A hint of dovelike and tigerlike qualities shone in his dark eyes.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
D'Artagnan had passed himself upon her as de Wardes, for whom she had conceived one of those tigerlike fancies common to women of her character.
From The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père