Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a cougar.

Etymologies

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cougar +‎ -like

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Examples

  • From behind the driver's side of the truck, a man in a flight suit slid out with cougarlike stealthiness.

    Strategic Engagement Mann, Catherine 2003

  • Carey, 47, will tie the knot with 26-year (not 26-year-old as I first misread in her e-mail, sending her into fits of cougarlike laughter) Denver firefighter

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local < 2010

  • Then, assuming a corner position, cougarlike, I monitored the gathering.

    The New Yorker 2008

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