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tigerishly
adverb
uk /ˈtaɪ.ɡər.ɪʃ.li/ us /ˈtaɪ.ɡɚ.ɪʃ.li/
in a very determined and strong way:
She was tigerishly competitive and thirsty for success.
If anyone criticized a member of her team, she would spring tigerishly to their defence.
We had to defend tigerishly to hold on to our lead.
They fought back tigerishly after a disastrous start to the match.
She could veer from being sweet and pleasant to being tigerishly savage.
The Australians had to defend tigerishly to stop the New Zealanders from scoring.
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