Definitions
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- adjective Resembling, or characteristic of, a
jail
Etymologies
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jail + -like
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Examples
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Stan stood at his office window, staring out at the line of buildings across West 57th Street, wondering if anyone in any of those jaillike grids called offices could possibly be as strung out as he was.
Scent of Danger Andrea Kane 2003
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