Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a ditch.

Etymologies

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ditch +‎ -like

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Examples

  • A small stream fed it and continued beyond it, so that the sheet of water though turbid, was never ditchlike or unhealthy.

    Chennai 2010

  • A small stream fed it and continued beyond it, so that the sheet of water though turbid, was never ditchlike or unhealthy.

    The Valley of Fear 1914

  • A small stream fed it and continued beyond it, so that the sheet of water though turbid, was never ditchlike or unhealthy.

    The Valley of Fear Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1914

  • A small stream fed it and continued beyond it, so that the sheet of water though turbid, was never ditchlike or unhealthy.

    The Valley of Fear Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1914

  • A small stream fed it and continued beyond it, so that the sheet of water though turbid, was never ditchlike or unhealthy.

    The Valley of Fear Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1914

  • A small stream fed it and continued beyond it, so that the sheet of water though turbid, was never ditchlike or unhealthy.

    The Valley of Fear Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1914

  • There we had enjoyed some duck, goose and snipe shooting; had made the acquaintance of a few of the Masai, and had looked with awe on our first hippo tracks in the mud beside a tiny ditchlike stream.

    The Land of Footprints Stewart Edward White 1909

  • A small stream fed it and continued beyond it, so that the sheet of water, though turbid, was never ditchlike or unhealthy.

    The Valley of Fear Arthur Conan Doyle 1894

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