Tigger-likeadj.

Brit.

/ˈtɪɡəlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈtɪɡərˌlaɪk/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: Tigger , -like suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Tigger (see Tigger n.²) + -like suffix.

Resembling the Winnie-the-Pooh character Tigger; exuberant, energetic; (also, less positively) irrepressible.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > irrepressible

irrepressible1811

uncrushable1873

Tigger-like1974

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective] > boisterously lively

exuberant?1504

flagartie1535

unsober1542

unstaida1557

coltisha1586

skittisha1592

unsettled1594

untameful1607

tearing1654

boisterousa1683

rackety1773

rumbustiousa1777

ranty1783

polrumptious1787

spanking1801

flisky1807

uproarious1819

unplacid1825

skylarking1826

fizzy1855

polyphloisboisterousa1875

polyphloisbic1915

raucous1919

boysy1921

bang-about1933

Tigger-like1974

1974 Music & Lett. 55 101 A large proportion of the ensuing 190 pages..consists of similar matter in which adjectives and abstract nouns bounce out at the reader with Tigger-like relentlessness.

1993 Times 25 June 41/1 His stride acquired a Tigger-like bounce: his shots acquired a new inventiveness and certainty.

2009 Public Finance 5 June 4/1 The former minister has a Tigger-like quality that has endeared her to the public and, particularly, her Salford constituents.

2018 D. W. Fell et al. Lifespan Neurorehabilitation iv. 100/2 Parents can easily identify with having a child who is Tigger-like, bouncing from one thing to the next, or Eeyore-like, seemingly lackluster and sluggish.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018).

单词	tigger-like
释义	Tigger-likeadj. Brit. /ˈtɪɡəlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈtɪɡərˌlaɪk/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: Tigger , -like suffix. Etymology: < the name of Tigger (see Tigger n.²) + -like suffix. Resembling the Winnie-the-Pooh character Tigger; exuberant, energetic; (also, less positively) irrepressible. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > irrepressible irrepressible1811 uncrushable1873 Tigger-like1974 the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective] > boisterously lively exuberant?1504 flagartie1535 unsober1542 unstaida1557 coltisha1586 skittisha1592 unsettled1594 untameful1607 tearing1654 boisterousa1683 rackety1773 rumbustiousa1777 ranty1783 polrumptious1787 spanking1801 flisky1807 uproarious1819 unplacid1825 skylarking1826 fizzy1855 polyphloisboisterousa1875 polyphloisbic1915 raucous1919 boysy1921 bang-about1933 Tigger-like1974 1974 Music & Lett. 55 101 A large proportion of the ensuing 190 pages..consists of similar matter in which adjectives and abstract nouns bounce out at the reader with Tigger-like relentlessness. 1993 Times 25 June 41/1 His stride acquired a Tigger-like bounce: his shots acquired a new inventiveness and certainty. 2009 Public Finance 5 June 4/1 The former minister has a Tigger-like quality that has endeared her to the public and, particularly, her Salford constituents. 2018 D. W. Fell et al. Lifespan Neurorehabilitation iv. 100/2 Parents can easily identify with having a child who is Tigger-like, bouncing from one thing to the next, or Eeyore-like, seemingly lackluster and sluggish. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018). < adj.1974
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