blocky

[ blok-ee ]
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adjective,block·i·er, block·i·est.
  1. heavily built; solid; stocky.

  2. marked by blocks or patches of unequally distributed light and shade, as in a photograph.

Origin of blocky

1
First recorded in 1870–75; block + -y1

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How to use blocky in a sentence

  • Let the saddle-horses serve as leaders, the blockier, heavier harness horses in the wheel.

    Riding and Driving | Edward L. Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for blocky

blocky

adjective
  1. like a block, esp in shape and solidity

Derived forms of blocky

  • blockiness, noun

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