Oven-like

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of ovenlike. alt-of, alternative

    "Nor had the post mortem on Newson's body revealed any illness or other physical condition that might have prevented him from applying the brake, although after four days in the oven-like heat of the wreckage, the body was so badly decomposed as to make any reliable post mortem results unlikely."

Example

More examples

"Venus is like Hell. The oven-like surface temperature hovers over 450 degrees Celsius."

Etymology

From oven + -like.

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