tigerlike en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English tiger Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English tigerlike From tiger + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling a tiger; tigerish.
Weighing about 60 pounds and bearing powerful jaws, the thylacine had a doglike skull, was about the height and shape of a Doberman, and had tigerlike stripes on its back that may have helped conceal it in the bush from its prey.
2011 January 8, Sean B. Carroll, “Call of the Thylacine: Protect the Wild”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more tigerlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most tigerlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Coordinates
cheetahlike · pantherlike · leopardlike · lionlike