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squarish

[ skwair-ish ]

/ ˈskwɛər ɪʃ /

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adjective

approximately square.

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Origin of squarish

First recorded in 1735–45; square + -ish¹

OTHER WORDS FROM squarish

squar·ish·ly, adverbsquar·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby squarish

squarehead, squarely, squaresville, squaretail, squaretoed, squarish, squark, squarrose, squash, squash bug, squash ladder

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Example sentences from the Web for squarish

Forty-five rounded, squarish, large meshes between them, in five transverse and nine longitudinal rows.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
There was the "squarish jaw" mentioned by her father to think of.
The Short Works of George Meredith|George Meredith
If the Graeco-Macedonian fashion be quoted as precedent for square or squarish 'insulae', the Terremare show the same.
Ancient Town-Planning|F. Haverfield
The lobes and sinuses are large and squarish, the blades four or five inches long.
Trees Worth Knowing|Julia Ellen Rogers

It's essentially a big delta-winged glider with a squarish fuselage in the center.
The Trouble with Telstar|John Berryman

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