Slumlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

Example

More examples

"“District 9,” starring a cast of unknowns, is about an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slumlike conditions on Earth."

Etymology

From slum + -like.

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