monsoonlike

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English

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Etymology

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From monsoon +‎ -like.

Adjective

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monsoonlike (comparative more monsoonlike, superlative most monsoonlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a monsoon.
    • 2009 August 22, Christine Haughney, “A Green Niche in the Curbside Market”, in New York Times[1]:
      When monsoonlike rain poured over Jamaica Center last week, Ms. Prieto hovered over her baskets to guard her fruit.