Alleylike

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of an alley.

    "Under the July sun the alleylike streets brimmed with melting heat through which a flat stale odour rose from the open gutter sewers..."

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"Under the July sun the alleylike streets brimmed with melting heat through which a flat stale odour rose from the open gutter sewers..."

Etymology

From alley + -like.

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