"highwaylike" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more highwaylike [comparative], most highwaylike [superlative]
Etymology: highway + -like Etymology templates: {{suf|en|highway|like}} highway + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} highwaylike (comparative more highwaylike, superlative most highwaylike)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a highway.
    Sense id: en-highwaylike-en-adj-ORuSf00o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like

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