ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pantherish

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Pantherish is an adjective meaning Like a panther; catlike.

Meaning

Like a panther; catlike.

Example Sentences

She was frankly disappointed. For some reason she had expected to discover a burglar of one or another accepted type—either a dashing cracksman in full-blown evening dress, lithe, polished, pantherish, or a common yegg, a red-eyed, unshaven, burly brute in the rags and tatters of a tramp.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pantherlike, pantherine, cattish, cat-like, feline, catlike.

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