tigerish
Like a predator
Tigerish means resembling or characteristic of a tiger—fierce, aggressive, or predatory.
It suggests barely contained ferocity or intensity: a tigerish temper, tigerish determination.
The word can describe someone's competitive spirit or physical energy: She had a tigerish quality on the tennis court.
Extremely violent or aggressive
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- savageFierce and untamed
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
relentless · ruthless · merciless · violent · brutal · intense · powerful · forceful
Stealthy, persistent pursuit
- pounceSudden attack leap
- prowlingMoving stealthily while hunting
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
claws · fangs · huntress · hunter · prey · quarry · carnivorous · territorial
Not domesticated
- feralWild after domestication
- primalFirst in origin
- jungleDense tropical forest
- savageFierce and untamed
undomesticated · free · natural · instinctive · animalistic · raw · unbridled · unrestrained
ferocious
Extremely violent or aggressive
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- savageFierce and untamed
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
fierce · relentless · ruthless · merciless · violent · brutal · intense · powerful · forceful · fiery
stalking
Stealthy, persistent pursuit
- pounceSudden attack leap
- prowlingMoving stealthily while hunting
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
stealthy · claws · fangs · huntress · hunter · prey · quarry · carnivorous · territorial · nocturnal
untamed
Not domesticated
savage · undomesticated · free · natural · instinctive · animalistic · raw · unbridled · unrestrained
stripes
Parallel linear markings
brindled · patterned · markings · banded · variegated · coat · pelage
tigerishtame
Made gentle, manageable
domesticated · docile · broken · subdued · housebroken