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Jail-like

Definition: Resembling or characteristic of a jail; having qualities or features typically associated with a prison.

Examples:

1. Adjective:
   • The small, cramped room gave off a jail-like atmosphere.
   • The old abandoned building had a jail-like appearance with its iron bars on the windows.
   • Her office felt jail-like with its dull gray walls and lack of natural light.
2. Adverb:
   • He paced jail-like in his cell, waiting for his trial to begin.
3. Noun:
   • The confinement in the military base was a jail-like experience for the soldiers.
4. Verb:
   • They jail-liked the unruly protesters for the night to ensure public safety.

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