- ti|ger|ish
- ti|ger|ish «TY guhr ihsh», adjective.–ti´ger|ish|ly, adverb.–ti´ger|ish|ness, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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ti´ger|ish|ly — ti|ger|ish «TY guhr ihsh», adjective. like a tiger; fierce; cruel; bloodthirsty. –ti´ger|ish|ly, adverb. –ti´ger|ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ti´ger|ish|ness — ti|ger|ish «TY guhr ihsh», adjective. like a tiger; fierce; cruel; bloodthirsty. –ti´ger|ish|ly, adverb. –ti´ger|ish|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… … English syllables
ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… … English syllables
-ish — [ish] suffix 1. [ME < OE isc, akin to Ger isch, L iscus, Gr iskos] forming adjectives a) of or belonging to (a specified nation or people) [Spanish, Irish] b) like or characteristic of [devilish, boyish] c) tending to be or verging on being (a … English World dictionary
-ish — adjectival suffix, from O.E. isc, common Germanic (Cf. O.N. iskr, Ger. isch, Goth. isks), cognate with Greek dim. suffix iskos. Colloquially attached to hours to denote approximation, 1916 … Etymology dictionary
tigerish — ti·ger·ish … English syllables
tigerishly — ti·ger·ish·ly … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
tiger — ti•ger [[t]ˈtaɪ gər[/t]] n. pl. gers, (esp. collectively for1) ger. 1) mam a large, powerful, tawny colored and black striped cat, Panthera tigris, of Asia 2) a person resembling a tiger in fierceness, courage, etc • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME… … From formal English to slang
