alleylike

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English

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Etymology

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alley +‎ -like

Adjective

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alleylike (comparative more alleylike, superlative most alleylike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an alley.
    • 2004, Alan Le May, Pelican coast:
      Under the July sun the alleylike streets brimmed with melting heat through which a flat stale odour rose from the open gutter sewers...