Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a shack.

Etymologies

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shack +‎ -like

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Examples

  • His house was even smaller than I remembered, a tiny shacklike thing that sunk into its lot.

    Kiss It Erin Downing 2010

  • His house was even smaller than I remembered, a tiny shacklike thing that sunk into its lot.

    Kiss It Erin Downing 2010

  • He lived a godless life in a rundown, shacklike house.

    The Words That Inspired The Dreams Caron Loveless 2000

  • He lived a godless life in a rundown, shacklike house.

    The Words That Inspired The Dreams Caron Loveless 2000

  • He lived a godless life in a rundown, shacklike house.

    The Words That Inspired The Dreams Caron Loveless 2000

  • Danny walked back to the garage, saw a shacklike built-on atop it and took rickety steps up to the door.

    The Big Nowhere Ellroy, James, 1948- 1988

  • Lucia bagged them as customers drifted in and out of the shacklike store.

    post-gazette.com - News 2010

  • Lucia bagged them as customers drifted in and out of the shacklike store.

    post-gazette.com - News 2010

  • Lucia bagged them as customers drifted in and out of the shacklike store.

    post-gazette.com - News 2010

  • You can hear them on virtually any recording of black church music - either field recordings from the little shacklike rural churches, or more sophisticated gospel recordings by people who sing the music as professionals.

    Temple3 2009

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