Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tigerish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: tiger-ish
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the characteristics of a tiger.

Example Sentences

"Thomas P. Puccio, a tigerish New York lawyer who won fame prosecuting congressmen in the 1980s Abscam scandals, then switched sides and defended Claus von Bülow, corrupt politicians, an accused rapist who ran off to the ski slopes of Europe and other notorious clients, died on Monday in New Haven."

Etymology

From Middle English *tigrish, *tygrisch, from Old English tigrisċ (“of a tiger; tigerish”), equivalent to tiger + -ish.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *tigrish, tigrisċ

Inflected Forms

more tigerish (comparative) most tigerish (superlative) tigrish (alternative)

Derived Forms

tigerishly tigerishness

Synonyms

tigerlike

Questions

What does tigerish mean?: Having the characteristics of a tiger.
Where does tigerish come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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