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Definition of tigerish in English: tigerishadjective ˈtʌɪɡərɪʃˈtaɪɡ(ə)rɪʃ Resembling or likened to a tiger, especially in being fierce and determined. Example sentencesExamples - They kicked a fair number of wides but then they were under pressure by a tigerish St Peters back line, who took no prisoners.
- He added his usual tigerish bite to an unfamiliar midfield role, but Leeds were frustratingly off-colour again.
- After 12 years as a full time employee on the Villa Park staff, the tigerish midfielder is part of the furniture and confesses that he almost acts as an unofficial tourist guide.
- After being let down by its batsmen in the afternoon, India Cements bowled with discipline on a surface lacking in bounce, and fielded with a tigerish resolve to win by eight runs.
- The tigerish midfielder has been one of the star's of Rovers' revival, particularly in the last few months since Hughes moved him into the centre.
- It is not the reality of a tigerish emerald economy or Ireland's high-tech silicon glens.
- They were tigerish full backs and O'Mahony found time to raid down the left flank and prove an attacking threat.
- Aided by a tigerish back row, the Scottish players put their bodies on the line in a heartening show of courage and commitment.
- However, a hungrier and more tigerish Donoughmore side held out to reach their second All-Ireland club final in three years.
- City's tigerish midfielder played half of yesterday's private friendly with Premiership Bolton.
- The second half was barely a minute old when a tigerish Turley gave an indication that things were looking up - trying his luck from range with a curling effort that sailed not too far over the crossbar.
- In contrast to their tigerish first-half, City United were a suppressed force in the second period.
- They were tigerish and willing throughout but O'Rourke was keen to spread the praise still further.
- The effort gave his team a 20-16 advantage over the tigerish Cincinnati Bengals.
- Kavanagh was at his best with his renowned tigerish style of totally committed football on the other wing.
- The United manager shares none of his enthusiasm for strapping defenders protected by tigerish, sitting midfielders.
- Otherwise why would Moin Khan, the wicket-keeper batsman of tigerish resolve on the cricket field, greet you with a warm, affectionate hug every time you met him?
- Price feels the chief reasons for the low-scoring have been the superb greens, and the absence of tigerish rough.
- City's tigerish 21-year-old is back in training after a year out with a cruciate injury.
- The hallmark of their play was their tigerish tackling.
Synonyms brutal, brutish, vicious, violent, bloody, barbarous, barbaric, savage, sadistic, ruthless, remorseless, cruel, pitiless, merciless, heartless, bloodthirsty, murderous, wolfish
Derivatives adverb It came as Tallon fought tigerishly to win possession. Example sentencesExamples - Rangers needed at least the point, and defended tigerishly to prevent a goal as Tarbert also sought the point to give them the point they required.
- It is hard not to have some sympathy for Clarke, who had fought tigerishly without much reward for most of the round.
- Albion, to their credit, defended tigerishly for a side who had shipped six against Liverpool the week before.
- However, Sligo's defence was heroic, with the pack halting mauls on the line, and when the ball was released, the Sligo wing forwards and backs tackled tigerishly.
Definition of tigerish in US English: tigerishadjectiveˈtīɡ(ə)riSHˈtaɪɡ(ə)rɪʃ Resembling or likened to a tiger, especially in being fierce and determined. she was in a tigerish mood Example sentencesExamples - However, a hungrier and more tigerish Donoughmore side held out to reach their second All-Ireland club final in three years.
- In contrast to their tigerish first-half, City United were a suppressed force in the second period.
- City's tigerish midfielder played half of yesterday's private friendly with Premiership Bolton.
- The second half was barely a minute old when a tigerish Turley gave an indication that things were looking up - trying his luck from range with a curling effort that sailed not too far over the crossbar.
- The United manager shares none of his enthusiasm for strapping defenders protected by tigerish, sitting midfielders.
- Kavanagh was at his best with his renowned tigerish style of totally committed football on the other wing.
- They kicked a fair number of wides but then they were under pressure by a tigerish St Peters back line, who took no prisoners.
- Aided by a tigerish back row, the Scottish players put their bodies on the line in a heartening show of courage and commitment.
- Price feels the chief reasons for the low-scoring have been the superb greens, and the absence of tigerish rough.
- They were tigerish full backs and O'Mahony found time to raid down the left flank and prove an attacking threat.
- It is not the reality of a tigerish emerald economy or Ireland's high-tech silicon glens.
- After 12 years as a full time employee on the Villa Park staff, the tigerish midfielder is part of the furniture and confesses that he almost acts as an unofficial tourist guide.
- After being let down by its batsmen in the afternoon, India Cements bowled with discipline on a surface lacking in bounce, and fielded with a tigerish resolve to win by eight runs.
- Otherwise why would Moin Khan, the wicket-keeper batsman of tigerish resolve on the cricket field, greet you with a warm, affectionate hug every time you met him?
- The hallmark of their play was their tigerish tackling.
- City's tigerish 21-year-old is back in training after a year out with a cruciate injury.
- He added his usual tigerish bite to an unfamiliar midfield role, but Leeds were frustratingly off-colour again.
- The effort gave his team a 20-16 advantage over the tigerish Cincinnati Bengals.
- The tigerish midfielder has been one of the star's of Rovers' revival, particularly in the last few months since Hughes moved him into the centre.
- They were tigerish and willing throughout but O'Rourke was keen to spread the praise still further.
Synonyms brutal, brutish, vicious, violent, bloody, barbarous, barbaric, savage, sadistic, ruthless, remorseless, cruel, pitiless, merciless, heartless, bloodthirsty, murderous, wolfish |