tigerly

English

Etymology

From tiger +‎ -ly.

Adjective

tigerly (comparative more tigerly, superlative most tigerly)

1. Relating to or resembling a tiger
   • 1999, Jane Desmond, Staging Tourism:

     So it appears that it's good to do tigerly things except when those tigerly "instincts" conflict with the choreography of a good show.

   • 2014, Manoj Das, The Lady Who Died One And A Half Times:

     But my brain that had become tigerly was not as sharp as my human brain had been.

   • 2016, Gisèle Villeneuve, Rising Abruptly:

     He further impresses me with the fact that it is the only fruit tigerly enough for tigers to crave.

Related terms

• tigerish
• tigerlike