"tigerish" meaning in English

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      "form": "more tigerish",
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          "text": "Thomas P. Puccio, a tigerish New York lawyer who won fame prosecuting congressmen in the 1980s Abscam scandals, then switched sides and defended Claus von Bülow, corrupt politicians, an accused rapist who ran off to the ski slopes of Europe and other notorious clients, died on Monday in New Haven.",
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          "sense": "having the characteristics of a tiger",
          "word": "tigrisċ"
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          "sense": "having the characteristics of a tiger",
          "word": "tygrysi"
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          "sense": "having the characteristics of a tiger",
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          "sense": "having the characteristics of a tiger",
          "word": "тигри́ный"
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      "sense": "having the characteristics of a tiger",
      "word": "tigrisċ"
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