Scaffoldish

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    that resembles a scaffold

    ""Young Neil fades back to his walk-up Brooklyn flat-solid brownstones; 4” x 4”'s hold up five-story scaffoldish porches full of tricycles, billowing clothesline shirts, and old lost aromas of gefilte fish, sauerkraut, and peach pie.""

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""Young Neil fades back to his walk-up Brooklyn flat-solid brownstones; 4” x 4”'s hold up five-story scaffoldish porches full of tricycles, billowing clothesline shirts, and old lost aromas of gefilte fish, sauerkraut, and peach pie.""

Etymology

From scaffold + -ish.

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