vehicularly housed
- adjective
- /vɪˈhɪkjʊlərli haʊst/
- Rising rent prices have led many to become vehicularly housed in cities across the country.
Examples
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Downsizing to live more simply, she became vehicularly housed in a converted school bus.
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Service organizations now offer support specifically for the vehicularly housed population.
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Many people are vehicularly housed to save money on rent.
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Are you vehicularly housed in a van or a car?
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To escape the high cost of living, she chose to be vehicularly housed in her van.
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Many young adults have become vehicularly housed as a way to travel and explore while saving money.
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Living vehicularly housed has allowed him the freedom to travel from city to city without being tied down.
Synonyms
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6.9
A way of living in a vehicle like a van or camper and moving often
How Settled
- US
35
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
vehicularly + house
The noun 'vehicle' plus the verb 'house' yields a clear compositional idea of being housed in a vehicle (i.e. living in a car, van, etc.), so the core meaning is derivable from the parts. However, the form 'vehicularly' is an uncommon/nonce morphological formation and the adjective phrase is rare in usage, so a B1 learner—even knowing the constituents—may be unsure or need context; therefore it is not fully transparent.
Etymology
The adjective vehicularly housed comes from joining vehicle and housed, which creates the clear image of a home inside a car, van, or RV. So, it means 'living in a vehicle', either by choice or because people have to.