jaillike

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adjective

Resembling, or characteristic of, a jail.

“The patients were housed in jaillike conditions.”

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English jail →
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Meanings

adjectivejaillike (comparative more jaillike, superlative most jaillike)

comparative more jaillike · superlative most jaillike · alternative gaollike

  1. Resembling, or characteristic of, a jail.

    The patients were housed in jaillike conditions.

Origin

  1. Englishjail
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishjaillike

From jail + -like.

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Translations

Esperanto malliberejo-simila, mallibereca
  • malliberejo-similaresembling, or characteristic of, a jail
  • malliberecaresembling, or characteristic of, a jail
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APA

jaillike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jaillike

MLA

“jaillike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jaillike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jaillike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jaillike.

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