slumlike

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adjective

Resembling a slum; squalid.

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Meanings

adjectiveslumlike (comparative more slumlike, superlative most slumlike)

comparative more slumlike · superlative most slumlike

  1. Resembling a slum; squalid.

    “District 9,” starring a cast of unknowns, is about an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slumlike conditions on Earth.

    2009 June 6, Brooks Barnes, “Lord of ‘Rings’ to Pay First Visit to Comic-Con”, in New York Times

Origin

From slum + -like.

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APA

slumlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slumlike

MLA

“slumlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slumlike. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slumlike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slumlike.

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