tigerish

Example Sentences

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With gross domestic product per capita on par with Japan and a stagnant population, South Korea’s tigerish growth days are behind it.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

That said, no man can resist her dark, magnetic eyes while her impulsive, passionate nature sometimes seems tigerish.

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2019

“Seidel would have given us the makers of Auden’s tigerish blazer and dovelike shoe,” he writes, “but he was never impressed enough that Auden didn’t.”

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2015

The visitors were excellent throughout the match - lively with ball in hand, tigerish in defence and a constant nuisance at the breakdown.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2015

There was no tigerish growl now in his tormentor’s voice.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks