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

Dundee's tigerish midfield appeared to have too much energy for their Rangers counterparts and, although Rangers gradually dominated the possession, it was laboured and lacking the creativity required to break down a well-organised home defence.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024

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 madwoman could hear the Head Sister’s tigerish growl rumbling underground.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill