bungaloid

adjective

bun·​ga·​loid
ˈbəŋgəˌlȯid
: resembling or suggesting a bungalow
when the prairie house was a pink bungaloid rash on the great open spacesTimes Literary Supplement
: characterized by constructions resembling bungalows
depressed by the uglier and drearier parts of the town, or alarmed by its bungaloid outskirtsWilliam Plomer

Word History

Etymology

bungalow + -oid

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“Bungaloid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bungaloid. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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