Etymology

tigerish

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Today it means: Having the characteristics of a tiger. Full definition →

Middle English *tigrish ← Old English tigrisċ
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  1. Old English · inherited fromtigrisċ“of a tiger; tigerish”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*tigrish
  3. English todaytigerish

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

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