Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alleylike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-ley-like
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of an alley.

Example Sentences

"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.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: alley

Inflected Forms

more alleylike (comparative) most alleylike (superlative)

Questions

What does alleylike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of an alley.
Where does alleylike come from?: From alley + -like.

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