dormitorylike

English

Etymology

From dormitory +‎ -like.

Adjective

dormitorylike (comparative more dormitorylike, superlative most dormitorylike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a dormitory.
    • 1986 July 17, Janet Elder, “FOR MENTALLY RETARDED ADULTS, CHALLENGES OF DAY-TO-DAY LIFE”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 January 2024:
      There are long waiting lists, too, for group residences, dormitorylike homes run by nonprofit and for-profit organizations.
    • 2008 August 24, Tara Dooley, “It's been fun to stay at the Y”, in Chron‎[2], archived from the original on 26 January 2024:
      In Houston, the YMCA downtown has offered dormitorylike rooms since 1908. The current building was built in 1941. Over the years it drew such fledgling business leaders as Gerald Hines and Fayez Sarofim.
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