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adjective
- 1. resembling a jungle, especially in being overgrown and densely tangled: "jungle-like vegetation surrounds the river"
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1. a. : an impenetrable thicket or tangled mass of tropical vegetation. b. : a tract overgrown with thickets or masses of vegetation. 2. a (1) : a confused or disordered mass of objects : jumble. (2) : something that baffles or frustrates by its tangled or complex character : maze. the jungle of housing laws Bernard Taper. b.
adjective. resembling a jungle. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'junglelike' in a sentence. junglelike. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins, or its parent company HarperCollins.
(ˈdʒʌŋɡəlˌlaɪk ) adjective. resembling a jungle. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'junglelike' in a sentence. junglelike. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins, or its parent company HarperCollins.
Use of the jungle to represent savageness and ferocity in popular culture. As a metaphor, jungle often refers to situations that are unruly or lawless, or where the only law is perceived to be "survival of the fittest". This reflects the view of "city people" that forests are such places.
an uncontrolled or confusing mass of things: Our garden is a real jungle. a jungle of electronic equipment. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. jungle noun (SITUATION) [ S ] informal. a situation in which it is difficult to succeed because a lot of people are competing against each other:
Define junglelike. junglelike synonyms, junglelike pronunciation, junglelike translation, English dictionary definition of junglelike. adj resembling a jungle Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003,...
resembling a jungle, especially in being overgrown and densely tangled: jungle-like vegetation surrounds the river a jungle-like garden
