"cougarish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more cougarish [comparative], most cougarish [superlative]
Etymology: cougar + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cougar|ish}} cougar + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} cougarish (comparative more cougarish, superlative most cougarish)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a cougar, or sexually predatory woman.
    Sense id: en-cougarish-en-adj-kpd8fg~a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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