basementlike en · ADJ
Etymology
From basement + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a basement.
These television spots — they were, almost incidentally, for jeans — featured a deliberately cheesy, amateurishly lighted basementlike setting with cheap wall paneling.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most basementlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more basementlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |