barn-like en · ADJ
Etymology
From barn + -like.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of barnlike.
alt of barnlike
So we come, at above street level, into the city, and to Canterbury East Station (9.8 miles). It is an austere, rather barn-like structure, with a high roof over the two platforms.
1958 October 14, Rev. A. W. V. Mace, “From Faversham to Dover—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 670:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more barn-like | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most barn-like | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |