tigerproof

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tiger +‎ -proof

Adjective[edit]

tigerproof (comparative more tigerproof, superlative most tigerproof)

  1. Resistant to tiger attack.
    • 1944, Harold Vinal, Voices, number 119, page 35:
      All tigerproof, drum-tight, drum-tight, / Despite the rumor which hour upon hour / Over every side hovers and beneath crawls; []
    • 2012, Kate Orman, Doctor Who: The Year Of Intelligent Tigers:
      'Do I look tigerproof?'
      'You look like a demented Asterix.'