tigerly en · ADJ
Etymology
From tiger + -ly.
Meanings
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Relating to or resembling a tiger
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: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:He further impresses me with the fact that it is the only fruit tigerly enough for tigers to crave.
2016, Gisèle Villeneuve, Rising Abruptly:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most tigerly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more tigerly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |