bricky

American  

[brik-ee] / ˈbrɪk i /

adjective

brickier, brickiest

1. constructed of, made of, or resembling bricks.

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bricky British  

/ ˈbrɪkɪ /

adjective

1. made of bricks, or like a brick

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noun

1. a variant spelling of brickie

Etymology

Origin of bricky

First recorded in 1590–1600; brick + -y ¹

Example Sentences

"Look at these spaces," says chief designer Simeon Bruner, marveling at the hulking, bricky, fortress-of-industry buildings.

From Time Magazine Archive

But then Deb's face was not heavy and bricky, with prominent cheek-bones, and a forehead four inches high.

From Sisters by Cambridge, Ada

"One is an ugly bricky red," persists Gertrude, "and no one would call the other red at all."

From Floyd Grandon's Honor by Douglas, Amanda Minnie

‘It’s awfully bricky of you,’ she said warmly; ‘I’ve never done up my own frock before, and this one was so complicated, somehow.’

From The Youngest Girl in the School by Sharp, Evelyn

Her bricky teeth flung far and wide, On virgin fields my London browses, The amaranthine plains are pied With nutty little bijou houses.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, June 10, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir