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retreatlike

retreatlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a retreat.

Adjective

retreatlike (comparative more retreatlike, superlative most retreatlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a retreat.
    • THE Italian architect Matheo Thun is known for his modernist, retreatlike hotels set in pristine Alpine destinations, buildings where cutting-edge design complements state-of-the-art amenities.2009 February 1, David Kaufman, “Airport Hotels That Invite Lingering”, in New York Times

Forms of retreatlike

comparativemore retreatlike
superlativemost retreatlike

Origin of retreatlike

From retreat + -like.

Questions about retreatlike

What does retreatlike mean?
Retreatlike means resembling or characteristic of a retreat.
What part of speech is retreatlike?
Retreatlike is an adjective.

Words near retreatlike in the dictionary

  1. retreatings
  2. retreatism
  3. retreatist
  4. retreatists
  5. retreative
  6. retreatlike
  7. retreatment
  8. retreatments
  9. retreats
  10. retree
  11. retrees

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