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slumlike

slumlike adjective: resembling a slum; squalid.

Adjective

slumlike (comparative more slumlike, superlative most slumlike)

  1. Resembling a slum; squalid.
    • “District 9,” starring a cast of unknowns, is about an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slumlike conditions on Earth.2009 June 6, Brooks Barnes, “Lord of ‘Rings’ to Pay First Visit to Comic-Con”, in New York Times

Forms of slumlike

comparativemore slumlike
superlativemost slumlike

Origin of slumlike

From slum + -like.

Questions about slumlike

What does slumlike mean?
Slumlike means resembling a slum; squalid.
What part of speech is slumlike?
Slumlike is an adjective.

Words near slumlike in the dictionary

  1. slumism
  2. slumladies
  3. slumlady
  4. slumland
  5. slumlands
  6. slumlike
  7. slumlord
  8. slumlording
  9. slumlords
  10. slummed
  11. slummed it

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