Tigress-like
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of tigresslike. alt-of, alternative
"Extinct are those smiles, with that beautiful countenance, with which (for thou wert the Nireus formosus of the school), in the days of thy maturer waggery, thou didst disarm the wrath of infuriated town-damsel, who, incensed by provoking pinch, turning tigress-like round, suddenly converted by thy angel-look, exchanged the half-formed terrible “bl⸺,” for a gentler greeting—“bless thy handsome face!”"
Example
More examples"Extinct are those smiles, with that beautiful countenance, with which (for thou wert the Nireus formosus of the school), in the days of thy maturer waggery, thou didst disarm the wrath of infuriated town-damsel, who, incensed by provoking pinch, turning tigress-like round, suddenly converted by thy angel-look, exchanged the half-formed terrible “bl⸺,” for a gentler greeting—“bless thy handsome face!”"
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